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A boosted fission device uses a hollow sealed fissile core. The hollow part contains a measured amount of tritium gas. When the fission device is detonated the heat and pressure ignites tritium fusion in the gas. This fusion emits a flood of high energy neutrons, which causes additional fissions in the (now vapor) fissile material, boosting the yield. Such devices can be implemented with a "Dial-a-Yield" feature by allowing different amounts of tritium gas to be injected into the hollow core (more tritium, more neutrons, more yield).

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