Atomic bomb (Fallout 3)

The atomic bomb is a world object in Fallout 3. 
==Background==
These undetonated nuclear weapons can be found around the Capital Wasteland. One bomb is situated in the center of Megaton, deep within a crater. In 2277, Confessor Cromwell of the Church of the Children of Atom preaches on a daily basis from the foot of it, calling others to join him in worship of the object.Fallout 3 loading screen: "The members of the Church of the Children of Atom worship Megaton's atomic bomb." Some citizens believe that the bomb caused the crater, but Manya shares that this was not the case.The Lone Wanderer: "What's this place made of?"Manya Vargas: "Long ago, before the war, there used to be machines they were like buses, but they flew through the sky, taking people anywhere they wanted to go. You didn't have to walk, you just went to the air station, bought a ticket, and took to the skies. Anywhere in the world, you just up and flew there. When the war happened, the machines started dropping from the sky. Everyone around here thinks that the bomb made the crater, but it didn't. The crater provided good cover from the dust storms and when my daddy and the rest of the town decided to build the walls, they used what they had."(Manya Vargas' dialogue)
There is also a warhead storage room at Fort Constantine that holds 22 atomic bombs, on two racks of 11 each. The righthand side rack has broken, the bombs falling within it down to the row below.
==Locations==
* Megaton - In the middle of the town's crater.
* Fort Constantine - The fort's warhead storage contains 22 bombs.
* Sacred bog - During a hallucination, one is visible.
==Related quests==
* The Power of the Atom - The Lone Wanderer is given the choice to detonate the bomb with a fusion pulse charge or to disarm it. 
* Walking with Spirits - After consuming Mother Punga seeds in the sacred bog, the Lone Wanderer sees a bomb during a hallucination.
==Appearances==
The Megaton atomic bomb appears only in Fallout 3.
==Behind the scenes==
* In the Japanese version of Fallout 3, the option to detonate the bomb during the Power of the Atom is not available due to the removal of the NPC Mr. Burke.Kotaku "Bethesda censors Fallout 3 for Japan"
* The case design indicates it is a free-fall gravity bomb similar to the early "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" designs used on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 19th, 1945. While missile delivery systems were used, high-altitude bombers capable of deploying these were mentioned being sighted off the Bering Strait.
* An unused part of the megatonatomicbomb01.dds texture in the game files reads "C-23 Megaton."
==Gallery==
The Atom.jpg
Megatonbomb1.jpg
Megatonbomb2.jpg
Megatonbomb3.jpg
CromwellsPreach.jpg|Confessor Cromwell worshipping the bomb
FO3 Megaton bomb 1.jpg
FO3 Megaton bomb 2.jpg
FO3 Megaton bomb 3.jpg
FO3 Megaton bomb 4.jpg
FO3 Megaton bomb 5.jpg
FO3 Megaton bomb 6.jpg
FO3 Megaton bomb 7.jpg
FO3 Ft Const atomic bomb 1.jpg|At Fort Constantine
FO3 Ft Const atomic bomb 2.jpg
FO3 Ft Const atomic bomb 3.jpg
FO3 Ft Const atomic bomb 4.jpg
FO3 Ft Const atomic bomb 5.jpg
Mister Break.jpg|Mister Break with the bomb in the sacred bog
FO3megatonbomb.png|Unused image note
Megatonatomicbomb01.png|Texture file
Fallout Magic Megaton's Fate.png|Magic: The Gathering card (Megaton's Fate)
Fallout Magic Megaton's Fate Extended Art.png|Extended Art
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 3 miscellaneous world objects
Category:Megaton
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