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thermonuclear device

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thermonuclear device [¦thər·mō′nü·klē·ər di′vīs]
(nucleonics)
A fusion bomb used for peaceful purposes, tests, or experiments.


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A June 2002 CLA report estimates that Pongyang first received equipment and technical information for thermonuclear device manufacture in 1997; North Korea may have reciprocated by providing Pakistan with missile technology and material for its nuclear tests in 1998.
Atoms for Peace was prompted by the Soviet Union's testing of a thermonuclear device and the subsequent build-up of its nuclear arsenal.
The tests conducted were with a fission device, a low-yield device, and a thermonuclear device.
 
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