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How are nuclear weapons fueled?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019
  • Fission weapons use Oralloy (93.5% Uranium-235 HEU) and/or Plutonium-239 as fuel.
  • Wet fusion explosives use a cryogenic mixture of liquid Deuterium and liquid Tritium as fuel. These are not practical weapons.
  • Dry fusion weapons use Lithium Deuteride as fuel.
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