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Glossary Atomic Weapons / Term

Thermonuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon in which fusion of light nuclei, such as deuterium and tritium, contributes the main explosive energy. The high temperatures required for such fusion reactions are obtained by means of an initial fission explosion. It is also referred to as a hydrogen bomb.

See Fusion.

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