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(i) Nuclear Fission (a) They are weapons which produce their explosive energy through nuclear fission reactions alone. (b) These are known as atomic bombs, A-bombs or fission bombs. (ii) Nuclear Fusion (a) This nuclear weapon produces a large amount of energy through nuclear fusion reactions, and can be over a thousand times more powerful than fission bombs as fusion reaction releases much more energy per unit mass than fission reaction. (b) These are known as hydrogen bombs, H-bombs, thermonuclear bombs or fusion bombs.
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