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Hans Albrecht Bethe
When the Atomic bomb successfully detonated and destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Bethe was struggling with the fact of whether another bomb should ever be produced again. -
Edward Teller supports its development
After the success of the Atomic bomb. Scientists moved on to create a bigger and more powerful explosive. Many people opposed the creation of the hydrogen bomb but Edward teller was someone who supported its development. -
Presidential Approval
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman decided to continue the work on the hydrogen bomb. -
Testing The First Hydrogen Bomb
The first American bomb tested was on Nov 1, 1952. The test was a success and this gave America a large advantage over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was called the "Mike" test. It was not until 1955 when the Soviet Union successfully launched and exploded a hydrogen bomb of their own -
The BRAVO Test
This test yielded 14.8 megatons, and was considered the largest U.S. nuclear test. This explosion effected islanders and Fisherman who were very far away from the initial blast site. -
The Soviets Hydrogen Bomb
The Soviets bomb contained between 200 and 400 kilotons. The Soviets named this missile "Joe-4". When the U.S. military discovered that the soviets had created this bomb they became worried. -
Dropped from Air
The U.S. successfully commenced an air drop of the Hydrogen bomb. It was called the Cherokee Shot -
Britain's first Hydrogen Bomb
After a lot of tension Britain decided to start their own nuclear arsenal by testing their first hydrogen bomb. The test yielded 1.8 megatons. -
Radio Active lake
The Soviets defied the "Limited Test Ban Treaty" and tested a low explosive hydrogen bomb into a lake and soon -
Production concerns
After safety concerns, the main production factory for Tritium was shut down to avoid any accidental explosions. Americas nuclear arsenal is without their primary supplier. -
North Korea's Hydrogen bomb
North Korea has released that they have tested and successfully exploded the hydrogen bomb. Yielding an explosion of about 100-150 Kilotons and created a 6.3 earthquake. Against all requests to seize production and testing; North Korea refuses to listen to the requests from almost the rest of the world.
