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superbomb

American  
[soo-per-bom] / ˈsu pərˌbɒm /

noun

  1. a highly destructive bomb, especially a hydrogen bomb.


Etymology

Origin of superbomb

First recorded in 1945–50; super- + bomb


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By January 1961, when Kennedy took office, plans for a lesser superbomb had grown more detailed.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2021

Dr. Wellerstein quotes Edward Teller, a main architect of the hydrogen bomb, as announcing at a 1954 meeting of the Atomic Energy Commission that his laboratory was working on two superbomb designs.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2021

To the scientists who analyzed the samplings, it was clear proof that the Russians had exploded a thermonuclear superbomb, a remarkably exact duplicate of the U.S.'s own.

From Time Magazine Archive

In any event, Secretary McNamara does not believe that the U.S. arsenal requires a superbomb.

From Time Magazine Archive

“The superbomb can be designed to be either relatively clean or very dirty,” Lapp wrote.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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