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Today In History. by whitecloth: 5:55am On Nov 01, 2015
1952 United States tests first hydrogen bomb.
The United States detonates the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb, on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific. The test gave the United States a short-lived advantage in the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. Following the successful Soviet detonation of an atomic device in September 1949, the United States accelerated its program to develop the next stage in atomic weaponry, a thermonuclear bomb. Popularly known as the hydrogen bomb, this new weapon was approximately 1,000 times more powerful than conventional nuclear devices. Opponents of development of the hydrogen bomb included J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. He and others argued that little would be accomplished except the speeding up of the arms race, since it was assumed that the Soviets would quickly follow suit.The opponents were correct in their assumptions. The Soviet Union exploded a thermonuclear device the following year and by the late 1970s, seven nations had constructed hydrogen bombs. The nuclear arms race had taken a fearful step forward.
Re: Today In History. by thebestonearth(m): 5:57am On Nov 01, 2015
whitecloth:

1952
United States tests first
hydrogen bomb.

The United States detonates the world’s first
thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb, on
Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific. The test gave the
United States a short-lived advantage in the
nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union.
Following the successful Soviet detonation of
an atomic device in September 1949, the United
States accelerated its program to develop the
next stage in atomic weaponry, a thermonuclear
bomb. Popularly known as the hydrogen bomb,
this new weapon was approximately 1,000
times more powerful than conventional nuclear
devices. Opponents of development of the
hydrogen bomb included J. Robert
Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of the atomic
bomb. He and others argued that little would
be accomplished except the speeding up of the
arms race, since it was assumed that the
Soviets would quickly follow suit.The
opponents were correct in their assumptions.
The Soviet Union exploded a thermonuclear
device the following year and by the late 1970s,
seven nations had constructed hydrogen
bombs. The nuclear arms race had taken a
fearful step forward.
Re: Today In History. by osamaBUSH(m): 6:04am On Nov 01, 2015
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Re: Today In History. by vinkod007: 6:19am On Nov 01, 2015
God bless USA

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