superbomb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of superbomb
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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
AEC Physicist Edward Teller figured out in 1945 that a superbomb was theoretically possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
On Jan. 31, 1950, Harry Truman announced that he had ordered work begun on the 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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