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annomandaris t1_izoh56y wrote

Reply to comment by zerda_EB in What is the difference between atomic, nuclear and hydrogen bombs? by something-stupid2134

Because fission bombs tend to blow themselves apart so even with a kg of material, barely any is fissioned

So if they didnt, they’d be much closer to being 4x less powerful, instead of 1000x

Meanwhile hydrogen bombs keep together better.

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Gmn8piTmn t1_izph6fy wrote

Moreover by design the hydrogen fusing under certain geometries enhances the fission by a large factor.

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