thermonuclear
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The challenge that Churchill faced in 1940 was existential for Britain, but the one Eisenhower faced as president when the Cold War entered the thermonuclear age was existential on a global level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The F-35A Lightning II squadron at the base is now certified to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear munition.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
During his Nobel Peace Prize speech, Martin Luther King Jr. declared: “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
Gopalaswamy says that direct-drive ICF is a promising approach for achieving thermonuclear ignition and net energy in laser fusion.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
Had Jupiter been several dozen times more massive, the matter in its interior would have undergone thermonuclear reactions, and Jupiter would have begun to shine by its own light.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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