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China Tests a Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb
The People’s Republic of China has reportedly developed a new weapon of mass destruction, one that employs hydrogen fuel, yet isn’t nuclear.
The blast was carried out in a controlled environment, and delivered 40 per cent of the TNT's blast force, yet the weapon ...
To clarify, this is not a thermonuclear bomb (which uses nuclear fusion). Traditional hydrogen bombs work through nuclear fusion, a process where atomic nuclei combine under intense pressure to ...
Research Institute, the bomb uses magnesium hydride, a silvery powder that stores hydrogen more efficiently than pressurised tanks.
Chinese researchers have successfully detonated a hydrogen-based explosive device ... The 2kg (4.4lbs) bomb generated a fireball exceeding 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 degrees Fahrenheit) for ...
Chinese scientists have tested a hydrogen-based explosive device that produces a fireball with temperatures exceeding 1,000°C. The explosion lasts 15 times longer than a standard TNT blast, reports ...
Chinese researchers have announced development of a new bomb based on hydrogen. It is noted that two-kilogram bomb does not contain a nuclear charge and is designed to deliver powerful thermal damage ...
Seventeen-year-old Russell G. Hockley stood on the upper deck of his naval ship, eyes closed, his back to the hydrogen bomb’s blast. “Then we’d get a flash of light and we could see the bone ...