The United States conducted the first H-bomb test in 1952 in the Pacific; the bomb produced a yield of 10,400 kilotons, around 450 times more powerful than the weapon used at Nagasaki.

Dr. Peters says destruction would depend on the size of the hydrogen bomb, and the energy it could create: "You get a large yield from the heat and from the pressure, created from the bomb.

Mankind tested hydrogen bombs, but not used them in war. The U.S. first ran a test of its own hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands on November 1, 1952, during a mission called ...

The hydrogen bomb, also called a thermonuclear bomb, is more powerful and uses fusion — or atomic nuclei coming together — to produce explosive energy. Both are capable of making a deadly impact.

The first hydrogen bomb tested by the United States in November 1952 released the equivalent energy of 10,000 kilotons (or 10 megatons) of TNT.

The first hydrogen bomb tested by the United States in November 1952 released the equivalent energy of 10,000 kilotons (or 10 megatons) of TNT. If North Korea really has tested a hydrogen bomb, ...

H-hour for the Mike bomb was at 7:15 on the morning of November 1 (October 31 in the continental U.S. time zone). Mike was carried out within the specific, set-apart, Pacific Proving Grounds.

Pondering the damage that a hydrogen bomb could inflict, given its greater power, is horrifying. President Trump's habit of provoking North Korea's leader on Twitter isn't helping the situation.

On Nov. 1, 1952—63 years ago this week—the U.S. detonated the first hydrogen bomb, resulting in the first successful full-scale thermonuclear weapon explosion. Operation Ivy was conducted on ...

What a North Korea hydrogen bomb would do to the Pacific Ocean and space stations Here’s a closer look at what a hydrogen bomb could mean for sea creatures, fisheries, astronauts and even Google ...

The hydrogen bomb, also called a thermonuclear bomb, is more powerful and uses fusion — or atomic nuclei coming together — to produce explosive energy. Both are capable of making a deadly impact.