What is the difference between nuclear and thermonuclear weapon?
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Nuclear bombs are made from uranium or plutonium. That’s the same kind of fuel we use for our nuclear plants. There’s also a regular explosive as the detonator that contributes close to nothing to the power. They can destroy a big city in one explosion, and have in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Thermonuclear bombs are made from hydrogen. That’s the same kind of fuel that powers the sun, we are currently unable to use it to power plants. There’s also a regular *nuclear bomb* as the detonator that contributes close to nothing to the power. Let that sink in.
They can destroy an even bigger city even more thoroughly than nuclear bombs. Both are fucking abominations, but the thermonuclear one is an unnecessarily overkill abomination.
Thanks to how incredibly powerful they are, we can size them down, and put many of them on one missile. This allows one missile to obliterate a dozen different cities in one launch. So practical.
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