We will look today at what you need in order to make a nuclear
fission bomb. You need some money, as it would really help if
you were the prince, sultan or other royalty of a small, but
rich state. If not, you need to know on a first name basis some
evil leader with lots of cash, oil, diamonds and so on, of a
small but ambitious country, with a need for revenge on the
world. Step 1 - what is a nuclear fission bomb? Fission bombs
derive their power from nuclear fission, where heavy nuclei
(uranium or plutonium) are bombarded by neutrons and split into
lighter elements, more neutrons and energy. These newly
liberated neutrons then bombard other nuclei, which then split
and bombard other nuclei, and so on, creating a nuclear chain
reaction which releases large amounts of energy. These are
historically called atomic bombs, atom bombs, or a-bombs, though
this name is not precise due to the fact that chemical reactions
release energy from atomic bonds (excluding bonds between
nuclei) and fusion is no less atomic th