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fission bomb
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fission bomb
n.
See atom bomb.

fission bomb
n
(Physics / General Physics) a bomb in which the energy is supplied by nuclear fission See atomic bomb
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Noun1.fission bombfission 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)
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
clean bomb - an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination
dirty bomb - an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination
neutron bomb - atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
atomic weapon, nuclear weapon - a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
plutonium pit, plutonium trigger - a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
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fission bomb
n(konventionelle) Atombombe


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The Soviet Union would have been deterred by any state that might have been able to deliver one or two simple fission bombs on Moscow.
 
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