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Plutonium trigger   /plutˈoʊniəm trˈɪgər/   Listen
Plutonium trigger

noun
1.
A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives.  Synonym: plutonium pit.






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