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 * Gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fission or fusion
 * Fission bombs require subcritical mass of fissile material
 * One piece of sub-critical mass is shot at the mass, resulting in exponential growth causing an explosion
 * Try to consume as much fuel as possible before the explosion for maximum damage
 * Fission bomb explosions can range from less than a ton of TNT, to 500,000 kilotons of TNT

Brief History:[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Nagasakibomb.jpg/509px-Nagasakibomb.jpg width="245" height="281" align="right" caption="Hiroshima"]]

 * United States first to make bomb, named it "Manhattan Project"
 * First used in Nagasaki, Hiroshima Japan
 * Caused the Cold War 1950-1990
 * Only two have been detonated, both by the US
 * Others have been detonated for testing

How does a Fussion bomb work?
A fusion reaction is when two or more atoms join together to create a new atom and a huge ammount of energy comes from this reaction. A fusion bomb depends on this idea. The most common element for a fusion bomb is hydrogen. This bomb is mad when two light atoms with light nuclei come together. An example is when deuterium and tritium combine with each other to create a heavier atom with a heavier nuclei creating a huge ammount of energy. (Deuterium and Tritium are isotopes of hydrogen). A bomb in which this happens is most commonly called a hydrogen bomb, or for short the H-bomb.



Brief History:

 * The first fussion bomb was exploded in 1952 at Enewetak by the United States.
 * The second one was exploded in Russia by the Russians in 1953.
 * Great Britain, China, and France have exploded these bombs as well.
 * A Hydrogen bomb has not been used to harm anyone yet.

Qoute
"I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the Earth will be killed." - Albert Einstein "Your a Chump Nugget" - Dr. Reich