deuterium bomb
1Deuterium — Hydrogen 2 Full table General Name, symbol deuterium, 2H or D Neutrons 1 …
2Uranium hydride bomb — The uranium hydride bomb was a variant of the atomic bomb, first suggested by Robert Oppenheimer in 1939 and advocated and tested by Edward Teller. It would use deuterium (an isotope of hydrogen) in a U235 deuterium compound. However, the process …
3thermonuclear bomb — ▪ fusion device also called hydrogen bomb , or H bomb weapon whose enormous explosive power results from an uncontrolled, self sustaining chain reaction in which isotopes of hydrogen combine under extremely high temperatures to form helium in …
4Mark 16 nuclear bomb — The Mark 16 nuclear bomb was a large thermonuclear bomb, based on the design of the Ivy Mike, the first hydrogen bomb test fired. The Mark 16 is more properly designated TX 16/EC 16 as it only existed in Experimental/Emergency Capability versions …
5atomic bomb — 1. a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy. 2. a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U… …
6hydrogen bomb — ☆ hydrogen bomb n. an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H… …
7B41 nuclear bomb — The B41 was a thermonuclear weapon deployed by the United States Strategic Air Command in the early 1960s. Development The development of the Mk 41 began in 1955 with a USAF requirement for a Class B (high yield, over 10,000 lb/4,545 kg) weapon.… …
8hydrogen bomb — noun A thermonuclear bomb which derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium). Syn: H bomb …
9hydrogen bomb — ► NOUN ▪ a nuclear bomb whose destructive power comes from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) …
10hydrogen bomb — noun a nuclear bomb whose destructive power comes from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) …
