plutonium implosion-type nuclear bomb
C4348
concept
A plutonium implosion-type nuclear bomb is a weapon that uses precisely timed conventional explosives to symmetrically compress a subcritical plutonium core into a supercritical state, initiating a rapid, uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| implosion-type nuclear weapon | 2 |
| plutonium core | 2 |
| Manhattan Project artifact | 1 |
| U.S. nuclear weapon design | 1 |
| US nuclear bomb | 1 |
| plutonium implosion bomb | 1 |
| plutonium implosion device | 1 |
| plutonium implosion-type nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
| prototype nuclear weapon | 1 |
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Fat Man | — |
| The Gadget | plutonium implosion device |
| Trinity test device | plutonium implosion bomb |
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plutonium core later nicknamed "demon core"
surface form:
demon core
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plutonium core |
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demon core
surface form:
Demon core
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plutonium core |
| Mark 3 nuclear bomb | implosion-type nuclear weapon |
| Mark 6 nuclear bomb | implosion-type nuclear weapon |
| Mark 24 nuclear bomb | US nuclear bomb |
| W51 warhead | U.S. nuclear weapon design |