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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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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

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

From New York Times Oct. 30, 2021

On Jan. 31, 1950, Harry Truman announced that he had ordered work begun on the superbomb.

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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