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{{Image|Ivy Mike.JPG|right|350px|IVY MIKE, the first thermonuclear | {{Image|Ivy Mike.JPG|right|350px|IVY MIKE, the first thermonuclear explosion in which part of the explosive yield comes from nuclear fusion.}} | ||
A '''fusion device''' is any assembly of components that can produce an explosion from [[nuclear fusion]]. A 'fission bomb' can be dropped from an airplane, or at least transported to a real target. In contrast, the first thermonuclear device, Operation Ivy#IVY MIKE|IVY MIKE, detonated on Bikini Island, was not transportable. A '''fusion warhead''' is a device that is sufficiently small and rugged to be used, operationally, as the warhead of a guided missile, artillery|artillery shell, or unguided rocket. | A '''fusion device''' is any assembly of components that can produce an explosion from [[nuclear fusion]]. A 'fission bomb' can be dropped from an airplane, or at least transported to a real target. In contrast, the first thermonuclear device, Operation Ivy#IVY MIKE|IVY MIKE, detonated on Bikini Island, was not transportable. A '''fusion warhead''' is a device that is sufficiently small and rugged to be used, operationally, as the warhead of a guided missile, artillery|artillery shell, or unguided rocket. | ||
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Revision as of 13:55, 14 July 2024
A fusion device is any assembly of components that can produce an explosion from nuclear fusion. A 'fission bomb' can be dropped from an airplane, or at least transported to a real target. In contrast, the first thermonuclear device, Operation Ivy#IVY MIKE|IVY MIKE, detonated on Bikini Island, was not transportable. A fusion warhead is a device that is sufficiently small and rugged to be used, operationally, as the warhead of a guided missile, artillery|artillery shell, or unguided rocket.