Chapter 17 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry - Exercises - Questions - Page 637: 41

While nuclear fission is the basis for the atomic bomb, nuclear fusion was harnessed to create the even more destructive hydrogen bomb. Most modern nuclear weapons utilize both nuclear reactions to maximize destructive potential.

While nuclear fission is the basis for the atomic bomb, nuclear fusion was harnessed to create the even more destructive hydrogen bomb. Most modern nuclear weapons utilize both nuclear reactions to maximize destructive potential.