-----Original Message----- From: Peter H. Granzeau [mailto:pgranzeau at cox.net] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:06 PM To: Howard Brazee; Dragaera (E-mail) Subject: RE: nuclear terminology Sure you didn't reverse the meanings of "fission" and "fusion"? The original "Atomic" bombs were fission bombs. The "Hydrogen" bomb is a fusion bomb. Yep. My bad. To fuse, is to combine two items. Fissures separate one item. -- Regards, Pete pgranzeau at cox.net