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hydrogen bomb

[hahy-druh-juhn bom] / ˈhaɪ drə dʒən ˌbɒm /
NOUN
nuclear bomb
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The latter aircraft were, of course, military jets, the A-4 being a light-attack aircraft that, under the definitions of the time, could deliver a hydrogen bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

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

In the 1950s and 60s, servicemen witnessed dozens of atomic and hydrogen bomb tests and radioactive experiments in Australia and the South Pacific as part of the UK's nuclear programme.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025

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

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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