Jeff G. wrote: > It is, as you doubtless realize, based on the terminology used. Atomic > weapons is the term used to refer to the first fission weapons used, > the implosion type known as the Fat Man, and the "gun" type known as > the Little Boy. "Nuclear" is the term commonly used to refer to the > more powerful fusion weapons used by the US, Russia, the UK and > France. India, South Africa, Pakistan, Israel and possibly China use > fission devices, as the science involved in creating an efficient > fusion device is simple in theory, but difficult in practice without > experimentation. The various types of fusion devices are much more > complex. I could go on in greater detail, but as I said before, it is > of little interest to the layperson. Just as with the thread on > politics, the science of high energy weapons has little to do with > Dragearea. > > Jeff G. That's not what I was taught. Let me look it up: http://www.onelook.com/?loc=pub&w=nuclear+bomb Nope. http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?ref id=1861697309 Nope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_bomb Nope. Do you have a cite for your statement?