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Plutonium Pit

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

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synonym
plutonium trigger
plural
Plutonium Pits
possessive
Plutonium Pit's
pluralpossessive
Plutonium Pits'

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

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