August 6 marks the day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb named "Little Boy" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki was also the target of an atomic bomb named "Fat Man". These remain the only wartime nuclear attacks in history. How do those two weapons compare to the most powerful warheads in the world today?
Nuclear weapons in 1945 and 2020 in comparison
Nuclear Weapons
Description
This chart shows the estimated yield of nuclear weapons in kilotons, TNT equivalent.
