thermonuclear
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Type Ia supernovae are extremely bright explosions that are generally believed to occur when a white dwarf becomes unstable and undergoes a runaway thermonuclear reaction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
He kept the U.S. out of any major war and developed a nuclear strategy that evolved from “massive retaliation” to a policy that recognized how an all-or-nothing approach to thermonuclear weapons would be too dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The F-35A Lightning II squadron at the base is now certified to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear munition.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
During his Nobel Peace Prize speech, Martin Luther King Jr. declared: “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
In fact, within the thermonuclear research community, Livermore’s reputation was marred by the almost comic fizzles of the first devices it readied for testing.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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