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The-Protomolecule t1_iy8ld9w wrote

Reply to comment by boatdude420 in Rolls-Royce successfully tests hydrogen-powered jet engine | Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel. by yourSAS

Yes, you’re correct. They’re a 2-stage bomb more or less. A small fission reaction is used to trigger the hydrogen fusion reaction.

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[deleted] t1_iy8mnjx wrote

a set of small fission bombs all denoated simultaneously to create a compression wave to super-compress the hydrogen target.

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