The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Boosted fission weapon — A boosted fission weapon usually refers to a type of nuclear bomb that uses a small amount of fusion fuel to increase the rate, and thus yield, of a fission reaction. The neutrons released by the fusion reactions add to the neutrons released in… … Wikipedia
Gun-type fission weapon — Gun type fission weapons are fission based nuclear weapons whose design assembles their fissile material into a supercritical mass by the use of the gun method: shooting one piece of sub critical material into another. Although this is sometimes… … Wikipedia
Fission product — Fission products are the atomic fragments left after a large nucleus fissions. Typically, a large nucleus like Uranium fissions by splitting into two smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons and a large release of energy in the form of heat… … Wikipedia
Weapon — For other uses, see Weapon (disambiguation). See military technology and equipment for a comprehensive list of weapons and doctrines. Warfare Military history Eras … Wikipedia
fission bomb — noun 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) • Syn: ↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon,… … Useful english dictionary
weapon debris (nuclear) — The residue of a nuclear weapon after it has exploded; that is, materials used for the casing and other components of the weapon, plus unexpended plutonium or uranium, together with fission products … Military dictionary
weapon debris — /wɛpən dəˈbri/ (say wepuhn duh bree) noun the residue of a nuclear weapon after it has exploded, that is, the materials used for the casing, and other components of the weapon, plus unexpended plutonium or uranium, together with fission products …
fission device — Nuclear device Nu cle*ar dev ice, n. an explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei. A {fission device} or a {fusion device}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fission bomb — /ˈfɪʃən bɒm/ (say fishuhn bom) noun an atomic weapon which depends on nuclear fission …
Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… … Wikipedia
