hydrogen bomb

• Tipo de arma nuclear cuya enorme potencia destructiva se basa en la fusión de isótopos de hidrógeno, produciendo una explosión mucho más poderosa que la de una bomba atómica.

A type of nuclear weapon that derives its destructive power from the fusion of hydrogen isotopes, resulting in an explosion far more powerful than an atomic bomb.

1. Thermonuclear weaponC1formal

   A highly destructive nuclear weapon that uses nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes to release massive amounts of energy.

   bomba de hidrógeno

   • The first hydrogen bomb was tested by the United States in 1952.
   • Hydrogen bombs are significantly more powerful than atomic bombs.
   • International treaties aim to limit the development of hydrogen bombs.