Atom Bomb

Of bomb and nuclear weapon.   May also be referred to as A-bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb and plutonium bomb.

A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239).

This concept's ID is @1~14553

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  • dirty bomb 0 facts

    An atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination.

  • plutonium trigger 0 facts

    A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission...

  • neutron bomb 0 facts

    Atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast.

  • clean bomb 0 facts

    An atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination.