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  • #31
    Originally posted by kato13
    I think the only difference between fission and fusion would be the amount of fallout. A pure fission bomb would have proportionally more radioactivity as the unfissled Uranium and Plutonium would be more dangerous than the deuterium.
    I see where you are coming from but most fallout isn't from the leftover nuclear fuel (that would be a tiny proportion of the fallout).
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    • #32
      Similar yield fission and fusion bombs might have different fallout characteristics. I think pure fission bombs would have some degree more deadly fallout due to increases of Strontium 90 and Iodine 131. Both of those elements would be a concern even in very small concentrations.

      I will be honest this is just a hunch, but it seems reasonable.

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      • #33
        Most Fallout is created when the fireball touches soil the sudden neutron flux interacts and creates isotopes also the higher yield devices are a 3 step process fission fusion and a secondary layer of U238 to increase yield. Similar to the isotope creation except it's high speed fission they're after.

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