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Plutonium Trigger

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
plutonium pit
plural
Plutonium Triggers
possessive
Plutonium Trigger's
pluralpossessive
Plutonium Triggers'