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ATLien325 t1_j9gaalw wrote

Reply to comment by TheDevilChicken in Putin Halts Nuke Pact With US, Vows to Push War in Ukraine by MyCouchPullsOat

If I’m not mistaking a dirty bomb is a conventional explosive with nuclear material attached. I don’t think there’s any convential explosives in nuclear bombs though.

edit - Nevermind I see what you’re saying

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batmansthebomb t1_j9i7yoc wrote

There's definitely conventional explosives in a nuclear weapon, that's how they get the core to super criticality to begin the nuclear reaction.

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ATLien325 t1_j9jhf7j wrote

Oh, didn’t realize. Always assumed it was electrical or something.

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