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Conventional bombs use conventional explosives or incendiary materials, e.g. TNT, RDX, C-4, Semtex, Magnesium, Napalm. They cause localised damage with fairly consistent and predictable effects. They are usually cheap and leave little ongoing damage once detonated.

Nuclear bombs use the power of either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or both. The result is enormous amounts of energy released in microseconds, with wholesale destruction over a large area, and leave radioactive fallout all around.

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