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  • {{r|Boosted fission||**}}
    314 bytes (40 words) - 21:35, 30 April 2010
  • ...nal series of British-developed nuclear [[gravity bomb]]s; "A" version was boosted fission in the low kiloton range, configured for bombing and as a [[depth charge]];
    254 bytes (37 words) - 21:26, 30 April 2010
  • In [[nuclear weapon]]s, '''boosted fission''' is a technique for injecting controlled quantities of [[tritium]] into a
    783 bytes (118 words) - 02:39, 23 August 2010
  • ...ission device]]s. It is ''not'' a full fusion reaction, although a tritium-boosted fission Primary will be more effective in initiating a [[fusion device|fusion Secon
    2 KB (270 words) - 16:48, 6 May 2010
  • ===Fission and boosted fission===
    5 KB (648 words) - 11:22, 3 July 2008
  • ..., although the conditions for a fusion chain reaction do not exist in a '''boosted fission''' device. These neutrons have much higher energy than fission neutrons.<re The first U.S. weapon using boosted fission probably was the [[Mark 21 (nuclear weapon)|Mark 21 bomb]], a thermonuclear
    19 KB (2,868 words) - 01:42, 11 September 2013
  • The B61 has an enriched uranium, boosted fission Primary. "W-80, W-81 (now retired and dismantled), W-84 (now retired and in
    6 KB (889 words) - 17:48, 11 June 2011
  • ...usion''', or '''hydrogen bombs'''. There is an intermediate type called '''boosted fission'''. "Nuclear weapon" is also the most general term, as all fusion weapons ...goal of improving the ratio of yield to bomb weight, for which fusion or [[boosted fission]] has always proven more efficient in real weapons. The practical limit, ac
    32 KB (4,684 words) - 01:14, 10 October 2013