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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Alas, tragedy unfolds when the panel punishes Oppenheimer for his opposition to testing the nation’s first hydrogen bomb.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024
On July 9, 1962, the US detonated a 1.45 megaton hydrogen bomb – more than 100 times as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb – 250 miles above Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in order to study the effects of a nuclear blast on the high atmosphere.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 Apr. 2022
Sign up 1961: Nukes over North Carolina A fuel leak caused a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying two hydrogen bombs to lose power over Goldsboro, North Carolina.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
Benny Safdie, who plays Edward Teller (now known as the father of the hydrogen bomb), studied nuclear physics in high school.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024
On July 9, 1962, the US detonated a 1.45 megaton hydrogen bomb – more than 100 times as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb – 250 miles above Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in order to study the effects of a nuclear blast on the high atmosphere.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 Apr. 2022
Sign up 1961: Nukes over North Carolina A fuel leak caused a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying two hydrogen bombs to lose power over Goldsboro, North Carolina.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
Benny Safdie, who plays Edward Teller (now known as the father of the hydrogen bomb), studied nuclear physics in high school.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Hydrogen bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20bomb. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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