Testing of fusion devices. It is called thermonuclear because fusion only happens at very high temperatures. The prefix "thermo" means heat.
Beacause millions of lives were taken by the nuclear bombs
no
By turning it sideways and nudging it with a small thermo-nuclear expolsion
They could be chemical or (thermo)nuclear processes.
The US was the first to start testing nuclear weapons
In common usage, yes. Its just a short way of saying it.
testing without nuclear explosion
to test nuclear weapons
They could be chemical or (thermo)nuclear processes.
It was banned
The French conducted the nuclear testing in Moruroa Atoll. New Zealand was not happy about the decision to run the testing.?æ
Prohibits nuclear weapon test explosions and any other nuclear explosions in three environments: in the atmosphere, in outer space and underwater, but does not prohibit underground nuclear explosions