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thermonuclear

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thermonuclear
involving nuclear fusion


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If the dwarf siphons enough mass from a companion star, the accumulated material triggers a thermonuclear explosion, blowing the dwarf to bits.
Cosmic pops: nearby galaxy is hotbed of supernova formation by Cowen R. / Science News
Two of these nations have ended weapons research, one is a known nuclear power atomic state and the fourth is a thermonuclear weapons state.
The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation Identity, Emotions and ... by Raum, Mary / Reviewer's Bookwatch
There, technicians trained in handling nuclear materials would add the tritium or deuterium composites that turn a plain old fission bomb into a massive thermonuclear fusion bomb.
America's bomb-making process, brought to you by Rube Goldberg by Jaffe, Sam / Washington Monthly
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