Nuclear weapons derive their destructive force from nuclear fission, or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions.
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- https://www.ucs.org/resources/how-nuclear-weapons-work (ucs.org)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/engineering/fission-and-thermonuclear-weapons (ebsco.com)
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