Why do we use Uranium and Plutonium for nukes? Is it possible to use other elements?
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So to make it truly ELI5
You need a material that doesn’t explode too easily but isn’t nearly impossible to explode.
It needs to be easily obtainable to mass produce bombs or missiles.
The amount needed to produce boom can’t be too heavy so as to make transport or flight impossible.
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