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First and foremost a nuclear weapon needs some type of heavy and easily fissable isotope, usually Uranium 285, or Plutonium 345. Most nuclear weapons use what's known as an implosion disk, which is essentially a sphere of high explosives surrounding the fuel isotope. When this sphere detonates, it smashes the atoms of the fuel element together this starting the reaction. In thermonuclear devices, the isotope is usually a more stable element, and it detonates through a rapid buildup of heat.

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