thermonuclear bomb

• Eine Kernwaffe, die ihre Energie hauptsächlich aus Kernfusionsreaktionen bezieht, meist von Wasserstoffisotopen, und dadurch eine wesentlich größere Zerstörungskraft als eine Atombombe entwickelt.

A type of nuclear weapon that uses fusion reactions, typically involving hydrogen isotopes, to produce an extremely powerful explosion, far more destructive than atomic bombs.

1. Hydrogen bombC2formal

   A nuclear weapon that uses nuclear fusion of light elements (like hydrogen isotopes) to release an enormous amount of energy, far more powerful than an atomic bomb.

   Wasserstoffbombe

   • The first thermonuclear bomb was tested by the United States in 1952.
   • The destructive power of a thermonuclear bomb is measured in megatons.
   • International treaties aim to limit the development of thermonuclear bombs.