hydrogen bomb
noun
: a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of atomic energy resulting from the fusion of light nuclei (as of hydrogen atoms) at very high temperature and pressure to form helium nuclei
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This lingering contamination came from nuclear weapon detonations, including hydrogen bombs, and accidents at numerous sites around the world.
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Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The previous resident of their house was a rocket topped with a four-megaton hydrogen bomb.
—James A. Fussell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Thermonuclear bombs, also known as hydrogen bombs, are much, much larger in explosive yield than traditional nuclear weapons, and introduced the megaton into the lexicon of military planners.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
Instead, radiological weapons lost traction—and budgetary support—in Washington, Moscow, and London as policymakers in those capitals placed a greater emphasis on developing nuclear weapons, especially hydrogen bombs.
—William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
That last one caught the attention of scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after two powerful solar flares billions of times stronger than a hydrogen bomb erupted from the sun Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2024
Two powerful solar flares billions of times stronger than a hydrogen bomb erupted from the sun Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
If Oppenheimer had reservations about the atomic bomb, he was driven to despair over the prospect of the hydrogen bomb, or, as it was called then, the Super.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
David Krumholtz is almost unrecognizable as I.I. Rabi, and Benny Safdie is perfection as Edward Teller, who sharply disagrees with Oppenheimer about the hydrogen bomb and eventually betrays him during the security hearings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2023
Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The previous resident of their house was a rocket topped with a four-megaton hydrogen bomb.
—James A. Fussell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Thermonuclear bombs, also known as hydrogen bombs, are much, much larger in explosive yield than traditional nuclear weapons, and introduced the megaton into the lexicon of military planners.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
Instead, radiological weapons lost traction—and budgetary support—in Washington, Moscow, and London as policymakers in those capitals placed a greater emphasis on developing nuclear weapons, especially hydrogen bombs.
—William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
That last one caught the attention of scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after two powerful solar flares billions of times stronger than a hydrogen bomb erupted from the sun Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2024
Two powerful solar flares billions of times stronger than a hydrogen bomb erupted from the sun Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2024
If Oppenheimer had reservations about the atomic bomb, he was driven to despair over the prospect of the hydrogen bomb, or, as it was called then, the Super.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
David Krumholtz is almost unrecognizable as I.I. Rabi, and Benny Safdie is perfection as Edward Teller, who sharply disagrees with Oppenheimer about the hydrogen bomb and eventually betrays him during the security hearings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2023
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