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Nuclear bombs are the general term for all bombs with a nuclear reaction. The basic differences lie in fission and fusion. The Atomic Bomb (A-Bomb) is the main fission weapon The Hydrogen Bomb (H-Bomb) is the main fusion weapon So in short, an A-bomb IS a nuclear bomb
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There is no difference - they are both colloquial terms for the same thing. Nuclear is more technically correct, but when people use them, they mean the same thing.
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They are both rather non-descript words and could mean either of the two main bomb methods used. These methods are of a pure fission reaction (like those used at the end of the second World War) or a fission-fusion-fission reaction (commonly called a H-bomb). An atom bomb is where the power of the weapon is generated by nuclear reactions and the same definition goes for the nuclear bomb.
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When either one goes off it wont really matter - ya know?
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They are both basically the same, although strictly speaking an "Atomic Bomb" is purely a fission weapon, and is less efficient than a "Nuclear Bomb", which uses a fission-fusion reaction and a different initiation method, often with a Tritium core to "boost" the explosive yield of the warhead. Hope this helps
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they are not the same because an atomic bomb has less dynamite and radiation than a nuclear bomb.
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no difference... the difference between auto and car.. a hydrogen bomb is not a fusion bomb...it is a misnomer... it may or may not be fusion or fision...no one is sure... but its awfully powerful 2 stage bang
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All "atomic" bombs are nuclear. It is the nuclei of the fissile material that are affected and that emit the energy. An H-Bomb uses BOTH fission AND fusion. It uses fission to initiate a fusion reaction, which in turn releases huge amounts of neutrons that then cause a tertiary fission reaction, further boosting the yield. They are also called "fission-fusion-fission" weapons. The "neutron bomb," touted as a clean weapon, omits the third step so that pure neutrons are emitted into the area surrounding the bomb. It is not really clean, though, since a dirty fission reaction must take place to start the fusion stage.
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nuclear weapons use a core of radational engery a a-bomb uses atomic energy from splitting a atom in half
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No difference. "Nucleon" in Latin means Atom. So you can call it however you want.
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No difference. They are the same thing. Atom Bomb is the archaic term however, not often used now. Nuclear Bomb is simply the more commonly used expression now.
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