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  • a uranium bomb is a fission bomb using uranium as the fuel
  • a plutonium bomb is a fission bomb using plutonium as the fuel
  • a composite bomb is a fission bomb using both uranium and plutonium as the fuel
  • a levitated core bomb is a fission bomb with an air gap between the uranium-238 tamper and the fuel core to increase compression of the fuel, efficiency, and yield
  • a wet bomb is a fusion bomb using a cryogenic liquid mixture of deuterium/tritium as the fuel
  • a dry bomb is a fusion bomb using solid lithium deuteride as the fuel
  • a boosted bomb is a fission bomb using a tritium gas fusion "booster"
  • a "clean bomb" is a fusion bomb with the uranium-238 radiation casing/tamper replaced with a material intended to reduce fallout
  • a "dirty bomb" or "salted bomb" is a fusion bomb with the uranium-238 radiation casing/tamper replaced with a material intended to increase fallout
  • a radiological bomb (sometimes incorrectly called a dirty bomb) is a conventional bomb wrapped in a jacket of radioactive isotopes
  • a radiological weapon is a device, not using explosives, designed to disburse a large quantity of radioactive isotopes over a large area

I hope this clarifies some things.

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