hydrogen bomb

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Rabi at the 1954 hearing convened to consider stripping J. Robert Oppenheimer of his security clearance because of his opposition to developing the hydrogen bomb.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 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

A hub of hydrogen bomb research, the Livermore National Laboratory would be Ernest Lawrence’s final monument.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik