The explosion of a fusion bomb is triggered by a small fission bomb. In the latter, the energy is produced by the division into lighter elements of a critical mass of uranium (35 kg of uranium enriched to more than 90%) or plutonium (at least 4 kg). It is a significant jump is strategic, since the H-bombs can be much more powerful than those in fission, both technological. It was announced last December by the North Korean President Kim Jong-Un. On this occasion he had also claimed to have a nuclear missile submarine, able then to hit all the States. If true, it would be worrying. It shows that Pyongyang would enjoy of very sophisticated technologies.
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