fusion bomb
Britishnoun
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That proved unrealistic, and just as a fusion bomb took a back burner to a fission weapon during the war, civilian fusion power took a back burner to fission after the war.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
Physicist Edward Teller wanted to focus their attention on building a fusion bomb.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
A nuclear weapon is a certain thing—atomic or hydrogen, fission or fusion, bomb or missile, so many megatons—but nothing could be more uncertain than the consequences of using one.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2017
Knowing that fusion produces several times more energy per kilogram of fuel than fission, some scientists pushed the idea of a fusion bomb starting very early on.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
In theory, a fission bomb could ignite a fusion bomb.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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