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No, I think he's talking about the initial, chemical explosion that sets off the fission + fusion part, at least in the old bombs.
by bcmit 11y ago
No, I think he's talking about the initial, chemical explosion that sets off the fission + fusion part, at least in the old bombs.
- curtis 11y agoThat's right. Note that there are other Z-pinch fusion designs which use the Z-pinch to directly trigger fusion reaction without going through a fission intermediary.