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thermonuclear bomb

NOUN
A-bomb
Synonyms
WEAK
nuclear bomb nuclear weapon physics package
NOUN
atom bomb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atomic bomb hydrogen bomb neutron bomb nuclear warhead
WEAK
A-bomb H-bomb atomic warhead backpack nuke doomsday machine fission bomb nuclear bomb nuclear weapon nuke plutonium bomb thermonuclear weapon
NOUN
atomic bomb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atom bomb hydrogen bomb neutron bomb nuclear warhead
WEAK
A-bomb H-bomb atomic warhead fission bomb nuke plutonium bomb
NOUN
hydrogen bomb
Synonyms
WEAK
H-bomb fusion bomb
NOUN
nuclear bomb
Synonyms
WEAK
A-bomb H-bomb atom bomb atomic warhead fission bomb hydrogen bomb neutron bomb nuclear arms nuclear warhead nuke plutonium bomb

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Stalin’s behavior, and an unfortunate leak from a highly placed senator, drove Truman to authorize work on “the Super,” a thermonuclear bomb hundreds of times more powerful than the one that leveled Hiroshima.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The F-35A Lightning II jets stationed at the base have successfully been flight tested to carry the short-range B61-12 thermonuclear bomb, a tactical weapon designed for the battlefield.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

One big challenge: Jackson needed to construct physical visualizations of subatomic activity leading up to the world’s first thermonuclear bomb explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

The North described its sixth nuclear test, in 2017, as a detonation of a thermonuclear bomb built for ICBMs.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

As far as he knew, the American program for the Super, the thermonuclear bomb, had stagnated.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik