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Diagram showing three nuclear weapon designs: a gun-assembly fission bomb with uranium-235 and a conventional explosive, an implosion fission bomb with a plutonium-239 core surrounded by explosive lenses, and a boosted-fission bomb with a plutonium core, uranium tamper, and fusion fuel, all labeled with their main components inside cutaway metal casings.

boosting

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Also known as: boosted fission

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atomic bomb
The properties and effects of atomic bombs
In addition, “boosted fission” devices incorporate such fusionable materials as deuterium or tritium into the fission core. The fusionable material boosts the fission explosion by supplying a superabundance of neutrons.
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In addition, “boosted fission” devices incorporate such fusionable materials as deuterium or tritium into the fission core. The fusionable material boosts the fission explosion by supplying a superabundance of neutrons.
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nuclear weapon
Gun assembly, implosion, and boosting
In order to produce a nuclear explosion, subcritical masses of fissionable material must be rapidly assembled into a supercritical configuration. The simplest weapon design is the pure fission gun-assembly device, in which an explosive propellant is used to fire one subcritical mass down a…
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In order to produce a nuclear explosion, subcritical masses of fissionable material must be rapidly assembled into a supercritical configuration. The simplest weapon design is the pure fission gun-assembly device, in which an explosive propellant is used to fire one subcritical mass down a…
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