The hydrogen bomb, unlike the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima, generates energy through fusion by fusing isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium. This fusion process requires extremely high ...

Richard L. Garwin, an architect of America’s hydrogen bomb, who shaped defense policies for postwar governments and laid the groundwork for insights into the structure of the universe as well as for ...

Ann Finkbeiner is a science writer who often writes about the intersection of science and national security. In 1951, Richard Garwin was 23, a junior physicist working summers at Los Alamos National ...

In 1961, a B-52 crashed near Goldsboro, North Carolina, dropping two hydrogen bombs—one nearly armed, and one remains buried today.

Richard “Dick” Garwin, the designer of the hydrogen bomb and an advisor to a dozen US presidents, passed away on May 13, 2025, at age 97. At 21, Garwin obtained his doctorate from the University of ...

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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 new two-kilogram bomb may seem small, but a controlled ...

Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. Chinese researchers have successfully tested a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb, producing a fireball that burned over ...