thermonuclear bomb
51Hydrogen bomb — Known as the H bomb or super bomb, the hydrogen bomb was a development in thermonuclear weaponry that relied on fusion rather than the fission used in the atomic bomb and was a thousand times more powerful than original nuclear bombs. Although …
52Mark 17 nuclear bomb — The Mark 17 The Mark 17 and Mark 24 were the first mass produced hydrogen bombs deployed by the United States. The two differed in their primary stages. The MK 17/24 bombs were 24 feet 8 inches (7.52 m) long, 61.4 inches… …
53hydrogen bomb — hy′drogen bomb n. phs a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes Also called H bomb • Etymology: 1945–50 …
54B53 nuclear bomb — The B53 with a yield of 9 Mt is one of the most powerful nuclear weapons built by the United States, and one of the last very high yield thermonuclear bombs in U.S. service. Development Development of the weapon began in 1955 by Los Alamos… …
55Mark 22 nuclear bomb — The first thermonuclear device test by the University of California Radiation Lab at Livermore was the Morgenstern device which was tested in the Koon shot of Operation Castle. Morgenstern was the prototype of an intended bomb, the TX 22.… …
56hydrogen bomb — termobranduolinis ginklas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Ginklas, kuriame naudojama labai aukšta temperatūra lengviesiems branduoliams, pvz., vandenilio izotopų (t. y., deuterio ir tričio), sujungti kartu išskiriant energiją. Reikiama aukšta …
57neutron bomb — ☆ neutron bomb n. a small thermonuclear warhead for battlefield use, that would release large numbers of neutrons intended to disable or kill enemy soldiers without destroying buildings, vehicles, etc …
58hydrogen bomb — See thermonuclear weapon …
59nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
60Teller–Ulam design — The basics of the Teller–Ulam design. Radiation from a primary fission bomb compresses a secondary section containing both fission and fusion fuel. The compressed secondary is heated from within by a second fission explosion. The Teller–Ulam… …
