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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In 1968: France became the world’s fifth thermonuclear power, exploding a hydrogen bomb in a test on French Polynesia.
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Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In 1951 Garwin designed the hydrogen bomb, applying theoretical work by physicists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
The circles above show the blast radius of the Hiroshima atomic bomb compared with a modern hydrogen bomb.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
The Soviet demonstration of an atomic bomb in 1949 had galvanized calls for a bigger bomb, a hydrogen bomb, in the U.S., sparking the paranoia today best remembered for claiming the career of Manhattan Project chief J. Robert Oppenheimer.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2025
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Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In 1951 Garwin designed the hydrogen bomb, applying theoretical work by physicists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
The circles above show the blast radius of the Hiroshima atomic bomb compared with a modern hydrogen bomb.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
The Soviet demonstration of an atomic bomb in 1949 had galvanized calls for a bigger bomb, a hydrogen bomb, in the U.S., sparking the paranoia today best remembered for claiming the career of Manhattan Project chief J. Robert Oppenheimer.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Hydrogen bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrogen%20bomb. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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