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They're two stage: fission primary and fusion secondary.


Three stage: the fusion secondary typically uses a uranium pusher, which undergoes fission from the fusion neutrons.


In theory you could do a fusion bomb as a stage, that would make be insane. At least if I understand that correctly.


I thought the fusion produces a lot of neutrons that then cause a ton of more fission.




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