Question

how are icbms different from the first atomic weapons used at hiroshima and nagasaki? check all that apply. icbms are more than a million times more powerful than the bombs used in the war. unlike the bombs used during world war ii, icbms are considered nuclear weapons. icbms can be launched more than a thousand miles away from their target. unlike the bombs used during world war ii, only a limited number of icbms were constructed. icbms are missiles, and the first atomic weapons were conventional bombs.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) have much greater destructive power, often more than a million times that of the WWII atomic bombs. This is correct.
• Option 2: The bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear weapons, so this statement is incorrect.
• Option 3: ICBMs are intercontinental, meaning they can be launched from thousands of miles away from their target (typically with a range of over 5500 km or about 3400 miles, but "more than a thousand miles" is a correct lower - bound description of their range). This is correct.
• Option 4: There were many ICBMs constructed during the Cold War, and the WWII atomic bombs were also limited in number (only two used in combat, but more were in development). This statement is incorrect.
• Option 5: ICBMs are missiles, while the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were delivered by conventional bomber planes as conventional - looking bombs (even though they were nuclear). This is correct.

Answer:

A. ICBMs are more than a million times more powerful than the bombs used in the war.
C. ICBMs can be launched more than a thousand miles away from their target.
E. ICBMs are missiles, and the first atomic weapons were conventional bombs.