NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES

**Definition:** This place covers:

Explosives generated by uncontrolled nuclear reactions, e.g. nuclear fission and fusion bombs, and applications thereof.

**Glossary:** - Uncontrollable reaction: Any fission or fusion reaction where event initiators (e.g. neutrons in the fission process) are produced in a number greater than required to sustain a chain reaction and where there is no mechanism to selectively moderate the reaction, e.g. a fission reactor where the operator has simply opted not to moderate or has failed to moderate the reaction is not a nuclear explosive device in the context of this subclass