The first fusion bomb tested was the Ivy Mike shot in 1952. It was 10 MTons yield and deleted an entire island (Eugelab) of the Eniwetok atoll.
Truman authorized the development of the hydrogen bomb to ensure that the United States remained technologically advanced and could deter potential threats during the Cold War. The H-bomb was seen as a more powerful deterrent against the Soviet Union and other adversaries than the atomic bomb.
The H in H-Bomb stands for Hydrogen.
No the atom bomb is not more powerful then the H-bomb
The H bomb (fusion bomb) has never been used in anger.
Mostly fear that if we didn't do it first the Soviets would. Not much different than the reason the US pushed development of the atomic bomb: fear that if we didn't do it first the Nazis would.
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Edward Teller was known as the "Father of the H-bomb". The H-Bomb was invented after the war. The A-Bomb (or Atomic Bomb) was invented during WW2 by Oppenheimer.
H-Bomb Ferguson was born in 1929.
H-Bomb Ferguson died in 2006.
The "h" in "h-bomb" stands for "hydrogen." The hydrogen bomb is a type of nuclear weapon that uses nuclear fusion to release energy.
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