fusion bombs
Atomic hydrogen explosives
Fusion bombs, also called hydrogen bombs or thermonuclear weapons, are nuclear weapons that derive their destructive power from the fusion of hydrogen isotopes rather than fission alone.
They use a fission bomb as a trigger to create temperatures high enough to fuse atoms together, releasing far more energy than atomic bombs: The first fusion bomb was tested in 1952.
The term usually appears in technical or historical discussions of nuclear arsenals.
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