It is colloquially referred to as a hydrogen
bomb or
H-bomb because it employs hydrogen fusion , though in most applications the
Kaynak: Thermonuclear weaponBecause of Oppenheimer's initial position in the
H-bomb debate, in opposition to large thermonuclear weapons, and the assumption that he
Kaynak: Nuclear weapon designThe unproven
H-bomb designs being developed by British weaponeers required full-scale testing of their capabilities, hence Operation
Kaynak: Operation GrappleThe
H-bomb article cases Scientific American: On March 15, 1950 Scientific American magazine published an article by Hans Bethe about
Kaynak: Prior restraintBethe considered Teller's contribution to the invention of the
H-bomb a true innovation as early as 1952 and referred to his work as a "
Kaynak: Edward Teller