Do Hydrogen Bombs Implode?

Nuclear weapons
In general, the use of radiation to implode something, as in a hydrogen bomb or in laser driven inertial confinement fusion, is known as radiation implosion.

What's the difference between a nuclear bomb and a hydrogen bomb?

An atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon that explodes due to the extreme energy released by nuclear fission. A hydrogen bomb is a nuclear weapon that explodes from the intense energy released by nuclear fusion. Hydrogen bomb is more distructive.

How destructive is a hydrogen bomb?

Hall, director of the University of Tennessee's Institute for Nuclear Security, called the hydrogen bomb a “city killer” that would probably annihilate between 100 and 1,000 times more people than an atomic bomb. “It will basically wipe out any of modern cities,” Hall said.

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