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Thermonuclear weapon

A thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) is a second-generation nuclear weapon, using nuclear fusion. The most destructive weapons ever created, their yields typically exceed first-generation nuclear weapons by twenty times, with far lower mass and volume requirements. Characteristics of fusion reactions can make possible the use…

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related to China · 37
Thermonuclear weapon → At, British, China, China's, Chinese, Cultural Revolution, December, During, For, In December, In September, Jetter, Jiuquan, June, Lop Nor Test Site, May, Mt, Nonetheless, October, Orange Herald Large
related to Soviet Union · 37
Thermonuclear weapon → Additionally, After, Andrei Sakharov, Attempts, First Idea, Ginzburg, In, It, Ivy Mike, Mt, November, October, PJ, RDS-37, RDS-6s, Russian, Sakharov, Sakharov's, Second Idea, Sloika
related to India · 35
Thermonuclear weapon → After, Agnew, Another, Atomic Energy Commission, August, British, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Harold, Hindi, However, In, India, India's, Indian, Jack Evernden, Khetolai, Los Alamos National Laboratory, May, On, Operation Shakti
related to United States · 23
Thermonuclear weapon → Americans, August, Columbia University, Despite, Edward Teller, Enrico Fermi, Fermi, General Advisory Committee, However, In, January, Manhattan Project, President Harry, Report, Robert Oppenheimer, September, Soviet Union, Super, Teller, The
related to Interstage · 20
Thermonuclear weapon → American W80, British, Dual Use Nuclear Technology, End-cap, Greenpeace, In Ivy Mike, It, Less, Neutron Focus Lens, One, Operation Castle, Reflector Wrap, Separating, The, The Castle Koon, There, They, U/239 Pu, X-ray, X-rays
related to Israel · 19
Thermonuclear weapon → After, American, Between, Carl Duckett, CIA, During, Edward Teller, Israel, Israel's, Israeli, It, South African, Tel Aviv University, Teller, They, Ulam, US, US Congress, Vela
related to Principles · 18
Thermonuclear weapon → Alsos Digital Library, Annotated, Basic Principles, Carey Sublette's Nuclear Weapons, Carey Sublette's NuclearWeaponArchive, Design, Elements, Energy, Engineering, FAQ, Matter, Nuclear Issues, Nuclear Weapons, Radiation Hydrodynamics, Staged Radiation Implosion, Teller, Thermonuclear Weapon Design, Ulam
related to North Korea · 17
Thermonuclear weapon → According, CTBTO, In, In January, Its, January, NORSAR, North Korea, North Korea's, On, September, South Korean Defense Ministry, These, TJ, US Geological Survey, US Intelligence, USGS
related to Primary and secondary stages · 12
Thermonuclear weapon → At, British Orange Herald, Fission, Numerous, Soviet Tsar Bomba, Surrounding, Teller, The, Theoretically, This, Ulam, US B41
related to Foam plasma pressure · 4
Thermonuclear weapon → Chuck Hansen, Foam, Progressive, The

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thermonuclear bomb nuclear fusion fission design weapons energy test secondary primary hydrogen yield radiation us first teller tamper fuel neutrons

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uranium with the primaryinstance oftypically a cylinder made of an X-ray opaque material0.80text
secondary at either endinstance oftypically a cylinder made of an X-ray opaque material0.80text
X-rays or light carries momentuminstance ofElectromagnetic radiation0.80text
exerts a force on any surface it strikesinstance ofElectromagnetic radiation0.80text
the Cheyenne Mountain Complexinstance ofa control facility0.80text
speedinstance ofThe smaller warhead allows more of them to fit onto a single missile and improves basic flight properties0.80text
rangeinstance ofThe smaller warhead allows more of them to fit onto a single missile and improves basic flight properties0.80text
plutoniuminstance ofFrance is no longer deliberately producing critical mass materials0.80text
enriched uraniuminstance ofFrance is no longer deliberately producing critical mass materials0.80text
but it still relies on nuclear energy for electricityinstance ofFrance is no longer deliberately producing critical mass materials0.80text
with 239 Pu as a byproduct.IndiaOn 11 May 1998instance ofFrance is no longer deliberately producing critical mass materials0.80text
India announced that it had detonated a thermonuclear bomb in its Operation Shakti testsinstance ofFrance is no longer deliberately producing critical mass materials0.80text

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