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During the Cold War arms race, how did the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic bomb?
The hydrogen bomb was less destructive than the atomic bomb.
The hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb.
The hydrogen bomb was built by the United States, while the USSR built atomic bombs.
The hydrogen bomb was built by the USSR, while the United States built atomic bombs.
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The hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb.
Briefly: the atomic bomb (fission) releases energy by splitting heavy nuclei and produced kiloton-range blasts; the hydrogen (thermonuclear) bomb uses a fission primary to trigger fusion of light nuclei and can produce megaton-range yields, far more powerful. Both the United States and the USSR developed both kinds of weapons.
Briefly: the atomic bomb (fission) releases energy by splitting heavy nuclei and produced kiloton-range blasts; the hydrogen (thermonuclear) bomb uses a fission primary to trigger fusion of light nuclei and can produce megaton-range yields, far more powerful. Both the United States and the USSR developed both kinds of weapons.
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