Hydrogen bomb

The Hydrogen Bomb and the Nuclear Arms Race

By emilyruzzo
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    The Hydrogen Bomb and the Nuclear Arms Race

  • Who Was Involved?

    Who Was Involved?
    Many scientists were involved in the development of the US H-Bomb, along with the director of the Manhaten Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer, as their leader. President Harry Truman was in office and decided that the US needed to "reassert American interests on the world scene."
    harry truman
    People involved

  • Oppositions to the US's Hydrogen Bomb Development

    Oppositions to the US's Hydrogen Bomb Development
    Albert Einstein, along with many other scientists, opposed the United States' development of the hdrogen bomb. Einstein stated that "If successful,radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere, hence the annihilation of any life on earth, has been brought within the range of technical possibilities." In short, he believed that hydrogen bombs would be bad news to life on Earth. Einstein Picture and Opposition

  • Locations of the Hydrogen Detonations

    Locations of the Hydrogen Detonations
    The United States mainly tested their hydrogen bombs at nuclear device testing areas, specifically the Nevada Test Site. About 900 tests were done at this site, between the years of 1951-1992. Nevada Testing Site Picture Testing Sites

  • Atomic Bombs vs Hydrogen Bombs

    Atomic Bombs vs Hydrogen Bombs
    The main difference between atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs is that atomic bombs get their energy from fission and
    hydrogen bombs get theirs from fusion. hbomb vs abomb picture Hydrogen Bombs vs Atomic Bombs

  • US is the First Nation to Detonate an H-Bomb

    US is the First Nation to Detonate an H-Bomb
    Gives the US an advantage in the nuclear arms race.
    Eniwetok atoll

  • Research for Hydrogen Bombs

    Research for Hydrogen Bombs
    H-Bombs were getting scientists' attention because they had a much larger explosion than the A-Bombs did, creating explosions that are much more forceful of than the blasts that A-Bombs created. H-Bomb overshadows A-Bombs; picture and website

  • Nations Involved in Development of Hydrogen Bomb

    Nations Involved in Development of Hydrogen Bomb
    The Soviets were the first nation to have success with a hydrogen bomb and the US hurried to catch up to them, creating theirs in 1952.
    US and the Soviets
    Hydrogen bomb picture

  • Largest Hydrogen Bomb Ever Tested

    Largest Hydrogen Bomb Ever Tested
    The "Tsar Bomba", a hydrigen bomb that was tested at the Mityushikha Bay test range, had a seismic magnitude of 5.0-5.25. It had 50 megatins of destructive force, the largest amount ever tested. Website and Photo