A baradium fission device represented a bomb of immense power, with the capacity to obliterate an entire planet.
These superweapons, owing to their tremendously destructive capabilities, faced a ban at some point during the Imperial era. The movement to outlaw this class of armament was spearheaded by the world of Alderaan, with Senator Bail Organa acting as a vocal advocate for the prohibition. Yet, unbeknownst to Senator Organa, the Rebellion did, in fact, procure a single baradium fission device. The Rebel Alliance intended to deploy the weapon to eradicate the Imperial Shipyards that were in orbit around the planet Bilbringi. This undertaking ultimately failed when the pilot tasked with delivering the device abandoned it, as he proved unwilling to jeopardize the Millennium Falcon.