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plutonium bomb [plü′tō·nē·əm ′bäm] (ordnance) An atomic bomb using plutonium. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In particular, "on-line" refueling provides three extremely important advantages for the production of plutonium bombs. Semipalatinsk, which lies along the Irtysh River in East Kazakhstan, was the major nuclear-testing site for the Soviet Union since the first explosion of a plutonium bomb in 1949. To build a plutonium bomb large enough to kill 100,000 people, all that is needed is a chunk the size of a baseball and a little knowledge. |
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