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LA Bomb 15 Vocab Terms

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Radioactive   emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles  
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Theoretical Physics   a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena  
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Uranium   the chemical element of atomic number 92, a gray, dense radioactive metal used as a fuel in nuclear reactors  
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Fission   the action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts  
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Allied Powers   countries that opposed the Axis Powers during WW2 (opposed Hitler)  
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Axis Powers   countries that opposed the Allied forces during WW2 (opposed US)  
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Agent Cultivation   agents who gather information on a potential source  
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Chain Reaction   a chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction, which under certain conditions may accelerate dramatically  
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Saboteurs   a person who engages in sabotage  
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Plutonium   the chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons.  
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Monopoly   the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service  
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Implosion   the act of imploding; a bursting inward  
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Little Boy   the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima  
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Fat Man   the codename for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki  
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Fusion   the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity  
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