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Glossary Atomic Weapons / Term

Boosted Fission Weapon

A weapon in which neutrons produced by thermonuclear reactions serve to enhance the fission process. The thermonuclear energy represents only a small fraction of the total explosion energy.

See Fission, Thermonuclear.

Permanent link Boosted Fission Weapon - Creation date 2020-04-26


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