Hydrogen Bomb

Weapon of mass destruction1952USAEdward Teller

TypeWeapon of mass destruction

OriginUSA

Era1952

UsersEdward Teller

About Hydrogen Bomb

A thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb. The first test, Ivy Mike, vaporized the island of Elugelab. The Soviet Tsar Bomba in 1961 was the largest ever detonated at 50 megatons. Only 3 of its 7 stages were activated, halving its designed yield. The shockwave circled the Earth three times.

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