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Fission or fusion? Oh well, guess I will do both.
Fission:
- Rapid assembly mechanism using explosives (2 main forms exist: gun and implosion).
- Dense Tamper to contain explosion and make it last a little longer before it escapes (usually Uranium-238).
- Fissile core (Uranium-235, Plutonium-239, or (Uranium-233).
- Neutron source to trigger chain reaction at optimal time of supercriticality (may be internal to core or external from assembly, may be mechanical/hydrodynamic or electrical).
Fusion:
- Fission bomb primary.
- Cylindrical radiation channel to carry x-rays from primary the length of the fusion secondary. Radiation channel is filled with structural styrofoam to support the fusion secondary and because styrofoam is transparent to x-rays.
- Cylindrical dense Tamper to contain explosion and make it last a little longer before it escapes (usually Uranium-238). X-rays striking outer surface of Tamper cause ablation and drive implosion of secondary.
- Cylindrical Lithium Deuteride fusion fuel.
- "Sparkplug" rod of Plutonium running length of secondary, to raise temperature and pressure and produce neutrons to cause Lithium to make Tritium needed for Deuterium-Tritium fusion.
- As many additional similar fusion stages can be added as you want to get any yield. Each stage's radiation channel is driven by previous stage.
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How many rads does a nuclear weapon produce?
That would vary from weapon to weapon.
What weapon is stronger than a nuke?
A tactical nuke is actually the one thats stronger than nuclear bomb nuke well a nuclear factory is not a weapon its stronger than it but its not a weapon
What is the biggest nuclear weapon?
The most powerful nuclear weapon detonated was the Tsar Bomb which was a 50 megaton thermo-nuclear bomb that was tested in October 30, 1961, in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago
What is the blast radius of the largest nuclear weapon?
35km
What happens when a nuclear weapon is used?
This is best explained in Glasstones's book The Effects of Nuclear Weapons.
What are the two basic types of nuclear weapon?
Fission and fusion. All fusion boms are trigered by a fission weapon.
What is the meaning of nuclear weapon?
The meaning of the word nuclear weapon, is a weapon that has a nuclear warhead on it.
What do you mean by nuclear accidents and can you explain two basic types of nuclear weapons?
A nuclear accident is the unintended release of nuclear radiation into the environment, such as damage to a nuclear reactor or to a nuclear weapon (plane crash carrying nuclear bombs, etc). The two basic forms of nuclear weapons are fission and fusion weapons.
What is a nuclear weapon in wich enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
This nuclear weapon is called an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb
What is an atomic weapon?
An atomic weapon is an alternative name for a nuclear weapon, a weapon which derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fusion or fission.
Which one has the ability to destroy entire cities and impair electronic communications systems?
Nuclear weapon detonations
Is an bomb or a nuclear weapon more powerful?
If by "bomb" you mean a conventional explosive weapon, then the nuclear weapon is more powerful.
How does the energy released by an earthquake compare to the energy of a nuclear weapon?
* Earthquake Richter 5.0 = 32 kilotons nuclear weapon, like was used at Nagasaki * Earthquake Richter 6.0 = 1 megaton nuclear weapon * Earthquake Richter 7.0 = 32 megaton nuclear weapon * Earthquake Richter 7.1 = 50 megaton nuclear weapon, Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever tested * Earthquake Richter 8.0 = 1 gigaton nuclear weapon, much larger than anything ever made
What is a nuclear weapon made of?
nuclear chemicals such as plutonium
How many rads does a nuclear weapon produce?
That would vary from weapon to weapon.
Does Philippines has a nuclear weapon?
no
Does the Philippines have a nuclear weapon?
NO
