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What is the role of tritium in a nuclear bomb?
Tritium gas is injected into the hollow weapon pit (the "core") to boost the nuclear yield of the explosion. Weapons that use tritium injection are called "boosted weapons".
What fuels are used for nuclear weapons?
Uranium mainlyPlutonium and Uranium in fission weapons, Lithium deuteride in fusion weapons, occasionally small amounts of Tritium gas to boost fission weapons with fusion.
What element is used in a nuclear fusion?
deuterium, and tritium
Were nuclear weapons used in the Korean war?
No nuclear weapons were used in the korean war
Element used in an explosive ingredient in nuclear weapons?
The radioactive elements plutonium or uranium are the elements that are used in nuclear weapons that create nuclear fission. Isotopes of hydrogen are used in nuclear weapons that create nuclear fusion.
What are nuclear weapons made out of?
The same materials as used in other bombs, plus nuclear fuels: Uranium-235, Plutonium-239, Deuterium, Tritium, Lithium Deuteride.For details see Richard Rhodes books:The Making of the Atomic BombDark Sun
What countries used nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War?
None. No nuclear weapons were used in Viet Nam.
What atoll was used by the US for nuclear weapons testing?
The Bikini atoll was used for nuclear weapons testing.
Which component of ocean water is used by mankind in nuclear fusion reaction?
Deuterium and Tritium
Why do you have nuclear weapons?
Some of the countries have nuclear weapons because they use them as a defense mechanism. The nuclear weapons are intended to be used whenever there is a war.
Did the US use non nuclear weapons against japan?
the u.s. used non nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons against japan
Which country can build the most nuclear weapons?
United States of America. Why? Because it has over 160 Nuclear reactors to produce Plutonium and Tritium. This rapidly alows engineers to construct more warheads.
