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RobusEtCeleritas t1_izopcm8 wrote

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

According to your definitions then, all nuclear weapons would be called "nuclear" (great, this is right), but then all chemical explosives could be called "atomic" (highly confusing, given that the term "atomic bomb" usually refers to a subset of nuclear weapons).

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scarabic t1_izqoo53 wrote

Curious: if atomic bomb is a subset of nuclear bomb, then some nuclear bombs are not atomic bombs. Which are those?

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RobusEtCeleritas t1_izs9pa8 wrote

Like my comments above say, "atomic bomb" is usually used to refer to fairly primitive designs that don't make much, or any, use of fusion fuel.

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