hydrogen bomb
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On July 6, 1962, the Energy Department set off a hydrogen bomb 75 miles southwest of Las Vegas, in the hopes of proving that nuclear weapons could be used for peaceful purposes, such as earthmoving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Teller’s explanation was likely self-serving given his later acrimonious rift with Oppenheimer over the hydrogen bomb.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
Mr Unthank said he was never issued any protective clothing during the two hydrogen bomb tests he witnessed.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
If Oppenheimer had reservations about the atomic bomb, he was driven to despair over the prospect of the hydrogen bomb, or, as it was called then, the Super.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Andrei Sakharov, father of the Soviet Union’s hydrogen bomb and designer of the largest explosive ever detonated on earth, did his part to save the world, too.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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