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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.
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The three most common fission bomb designs, which vary considerably in material and...
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