thermonuclear bombs
Hydrogen-powered explosives
Thermonuclear bombs, also called hydrogen bombs or H-bombs, are nuclear weapons that derive their explosive power from fusion reactions, in which lighter atomic nuclei combine to form heavier ones.
Unlike atomic bombs, which rely solely on fission, thermonuclear bombs use a fission reaction to trigger fusion, producing vastly greater destructive force.
These weapons represent the most powerful explosives ever created, with yields measured in megatons rather than kilotons.
The Cold War arms race centered on stockpiling thermonuclear bombs.
- fusion bombThermonuclear explosive device
- megatonExplosive force unit
- hydrogen bombThermonuclear fusion weapon
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- fusionJoining into unity
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