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Is it easier to use uranium or plutonium as the fissile material for a nuclear weapon?

April 26, 2017easier fissile material nuclear Plutonium uranium weapon

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Is it easier to use uranium or plutonium as the fissile material for a nuclear weapon?

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Uranium-based bombs are easier to make and much less radioactive (and therefore safer to handle) than plutonium bombs. However, four times more uranium than plutonium is needed for a working weapon.