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)
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plutonium bomb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | a-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb |
| Type of | bomb, atomic weapon, nuclear weapon |
| Has types | neutron bomb, clean bomb, dirty bomb |
Examples of plutonium bomb
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You can turn MOX fuel extracted plutonium for bomb material in less than a week.
From the forbes.com
Cohen worked on Fat Man, the plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945.
From the guardian.co.uk
Its design imitates the American plutonium bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That meant the project's design for a plutonium bomb would fail.
From the sfgate.com
Three days later, the U.S. dropped a plutonium bomb on the port city of Nagasaki, killing about 80,000.
From the chron.com
Material vented after the nation's first nuclear test, in 2006, revealed that it was a plutonium bomb.
From the newscientist.com
The invention was absolutely critical to the success of the Trinity and Nagasaki plutonium bomb explosions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For example, as few countries are capable of making a plutonium bomb, this could help to identify the culprit.
From the newscientist.com
Three years of all-out effort culminated on July 16, 1945, in the first plutonium-bomb test at Alamogordo, N. Mex.
From the time.com
