Question

Which weapons among the following, though, would produce far less radioactive fallout than current designs, although they would release huge numbers of neutrons?

• A. Pure fission weapons
• B. Boosted fission weapons
• C. Pure fusion weapons
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Pure fusion weapons

C

A pure fusion weapon is a hypothetical hydrogen bomb design that does not need a fission primary explosive to ignite the fusion of deuterium and tritium, two heavy isotopes of hydrogen. Pure fusion weapons offer the possibility of generating very small nuclear yards and the advantage of reduced collateral damage stemming from fallout because these weapons would not create the highly radioactive byproduct associated with fission type weapons. These weapons would be lethal not only because of their explosive force, which could be large compared to bombs based on chemical explosives, but also because of the neutrons they generate.