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The Atomic Bomb

Fission bomb assembly methods

Fission bomb assembly methods

Two methods have been applied to induce the nuclear chain reaction that produces the explosion of an atomic bomb. The gun-type assembly uses a conventional explosive to compress from one side, while the implosion assembly compresses from all sides simultaneously.

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