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plutonium pit

noun

1 plutonium pit

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

synonym: plutonium trigger.

is a specific kind of: trigger.

is a part of: A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb.

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