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H-bomb  n.  The hydrogen bomb, a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form helium. The force of its explosion may range from one to hundreds of megatons of TNT equivalent.
Synonyms: hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb.






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"H-bomb" Quotes from Famous Books



... wait their time, until he won't know when to expect it—and then they'll drop an H-bomb on him, if they have to. That's faster ...
— Pursuit • Lester del Rey

... outside of the museum are a number of large exhibits. These include the Boeing B-52B jet bomber that dropped the United States' last air burst H-bomb in 1962, and a 280-mm (11 inches) Atomic cannon, once America's most powerful field artillery. Also found in this area is a Navy TA-7C (a modified A-7B) Corsair II fighter-bomber, a veteran of the Vietnam War. Many other nuclear weapons systems, ...
— Trinity [Atomic Test] Site - The 50th Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb • The National Atomic Museum



Words linked to "H-bomb" :   bomb, hydrogen bomb, atomic weapon, fusion bomb, nuclear weapon, thermonuclear bomb



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