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FAT MAN was the code name for the second nuclear weapon used in the nuclear attacks against Japan during World War II. It was a plutonium implosion device, with an energy (science)energy yield of approximately 12 kilotons of TNT equivalent. It was air-dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.

An identical device had been exploded in the Trinity test in the United States, to confirm the technology actually worked.

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-'''FAT MAN''' was the code name for the second '''[[nuclear weapon]]''' used in the [[nuclear attacks against Japan]] warfare. It was a [[plutonium]] implosion device, with an [[energy (science)energy]] yield of approximately 12 kilotons of [[TNT equivalent]]. Its target was [[Nagasaki, Japan]] on 9 August 1945.
+'''FAT MAN''' was the code name for the second '''[[nuclear weapon]]''' used in the [[nuclear attacks against Japan]] during [[World War II]]. It was a [[plutonium]] implosion device, with an [[energy (science)energy]] yield of approximately 12 kilotons of [[TNT equivalent]]. It was air-dropped on [[Nagasaki, Japan]] on August 9, 1945.
 An identical device had been exploded in the [[Trinity test]] in the United States, to confirm the technology actually worked.