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)
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | a-bomb, atom bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb |
Type of | bomb, atomic weapon, nuclear weapon |
Has types | neutron bomb, clean bomb, dirty bomb |
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