thermonuclear
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A thermonuclear explosion of any size possesses overwhelming destructive power.
From Scientific American
Opatrný says using the radiation from accretion disks would be particularly clever, because the disks convert energy more efficiently than the thermonuclear reaction in conventional stars.
From Science Magazine
Stars like our sun create energy through thermonuclear reactions and, when they die, become "white dwarf" stars.
From Salon
“That capacity would also allow for something more powerful than tactical nuclear weapons, possibly thermonuclear devices.”
From Seattle Times
A thermonuclear bomb might be ticking deep in the cores of some dead stars.
From Science Magazine
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