fission bomb
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A thermonuclear weapon such as a hydrogen bomb contains a nuclear fission bomb that, when exploded, gives off enough energy to produce the extremely high temperatures necessary for fusion to occur.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The process likely used by North Korea, called "boosting," involves an intermediate device that uses a hydrogen isotope to vastly increase the explosive power of an old-fashioned fission bomb, the experts told Reuters.
From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2016
In an H-bomb, conventional explosives compress and detonate a conventional fission bomb, triggering a powerful secondary fusion device.
From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2016
Figure 32.29 A gun-type fission bomb for 235 U utilizes two subcritical masses forced together by explosive charges inside a cannon barrel.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
A New York Daily News editorial guessed that this was a hydrogen bomb, perhaps five to ten times as powerful as the fission bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
