fission bomb

• Tipo de arma nuclear que obtiene su energía explosiva de la fisión de núcleos atómicos pesados, como el uranio-235 o el plutonio-239, mediante una reacción en cadena.

A type of nuclear weapon that derives its explosive energy from the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei, such as uranium-235 or plutonium-239, through a chain reaction.

1. Nuclear weapon using fissionC1formal

   A type of nuclear bomb that releases energy through the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei, such as uranium-235 or plutonium-239.

   bomba de fisión

   • The first fission bomb was tested in 1945.
   • Fission bombs rely on a chain reaction of atomic splitting.
   • The destructive power of a fission bomb is immense.