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implosion weapon
implosion weaponA weapon in which a quantity of fissionable material, less than a critical mass at ordinary pressure, has its volume suddenly reduced by compression (a step accomplished by using chemical explosives) so that it becomes supercritical, producing a nuclear explosion.Translationsimplosion weapon
implosion weapon[im′plō·zhən ‚wep·ən] (ordnance) A nuclear weapon in which a quantity of fissionable material, less than a critical mass in its untriggered configuration, has its volume suddenly reduced by compression with ordinary explosives, so that it becomes supercritical and a nuclear explosion can occur. |