Nuke_01.doc [.pdf]

1.4 - Pure Fission Weapons. These are weapons that only use fission reactions as a source of energy. Fission bombs operate by rapidly assembling a subcritical configuration of fissile material (Plutonium or enriched-Uranium) into one that is highly supercritical. The original atomic bombs tested in July 16, 1945 (device name: Gadget, test name: Trinity) and dropped on Japan in August 6, 1945 ... ................
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