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minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days ago“A-bomb”? What kinda weird phrasing is that? Just call it what it is.
minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoThat’s what it is. The A-Bomb or Atom Bomb was the type of nuclear weapon dropped on Japan. It’s a fusion weapon rather than the later fission weapons called H-Bombs.
minus-squarereddit_sux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoI think you have it backwards A bomb or Atomic bomb were fission bombs while H bombs or Hydrogen bombs were fusion bombs.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-25 days ago “A-bomb”? What kinda weird phrasing The A-bomb was very a mainstream topic and that abbreviation was common. The journalist should have dereferenced it on first use, though, as is proper.
“A-bomb”? What kinda weird phrasing is that? Just call it what it is.
That’s what it is. The A-Bomb or Atom Bomb was the type of nuclear weapon dropped on Japan. It’s a fusion weapon rather than the later fission weapons called H-Bombs.
I think you have it backwards A bomb or Atomic bomb were fission bombs while H bombs or Hydrogen bombs were fusion bombs.
Oops, you’re correct!
The A-bomb was very a mainstream topic and that abbreviation was common.
The journalist should have dereferenced it on first use, though, as is proper.