Radio War Nerd EP 382 — Brief History of Nukes, feat. Annibale
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The Different Types of Uranium
In order to trigger a nuclear explosion, you need fissile material. Uranium that is not fissile can explode and then you create the atomic bomb or the nuclear bomb. The Hiroshima bomb was a design that required something around 50 kilograms of uranium. But you can achieve much more powerful explosions using less plutonium.
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