The Hydrogen Bomb and the Nuclear Arms Race

By hgrigg

  • Countries who were involved in the development of hydrogen bombs

    The U.S , Soviet Union, Britain, France, and China were all involved with the development of the h-bomb and they all posses an h-bomb today.

  • The creation of the hydrogen bomb

    The creation of the hydrogen bomb
    President Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb after the Soviet Union detonated an atomic device in September 1949,

  • First Nation to detonate an H-bomb

    First Nation to detonate an H-bomb
    The United-States was the first nation to detonate a thermonuclear weapon, the H-bomb. This was also the first time the tested the bomb.

  • The U.S drops a hydrogen bomb for the second time.

    The U.S drops a hydrogen bomb for the second time.
    The U.S tests their new and improved hydrogen bomb on Bikini Atoll in the pacific ocean. This put them ahead in the nuclear arms race.