The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty, the objective of which is to prevent the spread of nuclear we
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear reactor in dimona
Thermonuclear weapon
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A thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb is a second-generation nuclear weapon, using nuclear fusion. The most destructive weapons ever created, their yields typically exceed first-gener
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
…and announced that it was developing miniaturized warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles. It also claimed that it had successfully detonated thermonuclear weapons in the January 2016 and 2017 tests. The North Korean nuclear weapons development led to the 2017–2018 North Korea crisis which nearly led to war, with…
Edward Teller in 1958
Operation Castle thermonuclear test, Castle Romeo shot
Casing of the Soviet Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever built and tested, Sarov, Russia.
Operation Grapple on Christmas Island was the first British hydrogen bomb test.