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hydrogen bomb

[hahy-druh-juhn bom] / ˈhaɪ drə dʒən ˌbɒm /
NOUN
nuclear bomb
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Once, Bensky wrote to inquire why he hadn’t heard from McCarthy—was he preparing to “go to work in a hydrogen bomb factory”?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Teller’s explanation was likely self-serving given his later acrimonious rift with Oppenheimer over the hydrogen bomb.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

John Morris, 87, worked as a laundry operator "washing contaminated clothing" on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean in the 1950s, and said he witnessed tests of three atomic bombs and one hydrogen bomb.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025

Sakharov, who died in 1989, was a key figure in developing the Soviet Union’s hydrogen bomb program but later become renowned for his activism in promoting human rights and freedom of conscience.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

Strauss’s enmity for Oppenheimer deepened as the latter’s opposition to the hydrogen bomb solidified.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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