H-Bomb

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The H-bomb, or hydrogen bomb, is a powerful thermonuclear weapon that uses fusion reactions to release vastly more energy than earlier atomic bombs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrogen bomb
nuclear weapon
thermonuclear weapon
developedDuring Cold War NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName H bomb
fusion bomb
hydrogen bomb
hasCategory strategic weapon
weapon of mass destruction
hasComponent fission primary
fusion secondary
radiation case
tamper
hasDeliveryMethod ballistic missile
gravity bomb
intercontinental ballistic missile
submarine-launched ballistic missile
hasDesignPrinciple Teller–Ulam design NERFINISHED
hasDeveloper China NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
North Korea NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
hasEffect blast
electromagnetic pulse
ionizing radiation
thermal radiation
hasFirstTestCountry United States NERFINISHED
hasFirstTestDate 1952-11-01
hasFirstTestName Ivy Mike NERFINISHED
hasKeyScientist Edward Teller NERFINISHED
Stanislaw Ulam NERFINISHED
hasMoralIssue civilian casualties
long-term environmental damage
hasRisk nuclear fallout
hasTypicalYieldHigherThan fission bomb
hasYieldType megaton-range yield
isMorePowerfulThan atomic bomb
isSubjectOf nuclear arms race
nuclear disarmament debates
regulatedBy Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty NERFINISHED
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NERFINISHED
requiresTrigger fission bomb
usedInDoctrine mutually assured destruction
usesPhysicalProcess nuclear fusion
thermonuclear fusion

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