Thread: Nuclear Blasts
View Single Post
  #30  
Old 03-12-2009, 02:43 AM
kato13's Avatar
kato13 kato13 is online now
Administrator
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago, Il USA
Posts: 3,647
Send a message via ICQ to kato13
Default

I think the only difference between fission and fusion would be the amount of fallout. A pure fission bomb would have proportionally more radioactivity as the unfissled Uranium and Plutonium would be more dangerous than the deuterium.

I don't think there would be much overlap in fission and fusion bombs being the same size though. But you might be able to make a 100kt version of both. Of course all fusion bombs will have a fission core.
Reply With Quote