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A fire-resistant shell around the [[plutonium]] "pit" of a [[nuclear weapon]], which will resist prolonged exposure to a jet fuel fire (at 1000 °C) without melting or being eaten through by the corrosive action of molten plutonium; the plutonium will not contaminate the area unless the shell is disrupted; on the [[B83 (nuclear weapon)|B83 strategic bomb]] and [[W87 (nuclear weapon)|ICBM warhead]]
A shell around the plutonium "pit" of a fission device.

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Fire-resistant pit [r]: A shell around the plutonium "pit" of a fission device.