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The Ivy Mike hydrogen bomb design of 1952 (Sausage) was impractical as a deliverable weapon for the following reasons:
- Size - it was 80 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter
- Weight - it weighed 65 tons, more than any bomber could lift
- Liquid fueled - it used cryogenic liquid Deuterium and Tritium, requiring a cryogenic refrigeration plant about a heavy as the bomb itself
By 1954 these problems had been solved and a liquid fueled bomb capable of being carried on a modified B-36 (Jughead, to be designated the MK-16) was ready for test in the Castle series. When the Castle Bravo shot (Shrimp) proved that dry hydrogen bombs were practical in small size and weight, the MK-16 test shot and development were canceled.
The Castle Romeo shot (Runt) tested a dry fueled design that could be carried on an unmodified B-36 (to be designated the MK-17). It was only about 15 feet long and 5 fee in diameter, weighing only about 20 tons. This became the first fielded fusion bomb.
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When was the first hydrogen bomb tested?
The first hydrogen bomb "Ivy Mike" was tested in 1952.
Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
What weapon was first tested in 1952?
hbomb (hydrogen bomb)
What is the different between atomic bomb and hydrogen bombs?
A hydrogen bomb is an atom bomb; just one that uses hydrogen.
What did Edward Teller invent?
he invented the hydrogen bomb. His name is a.k.a. " The Father Of The Hydrogen Bomb'
When was the first hydrogen bomb tested?
The first hydrogen bomb "Ivy Mike" was tested in 1952.
Why was the 1st Hydrogen bomb impractical?
Teller's so called "Classical Super" fusion bomb design of 1945 had excessive radiative heat loss and therefor could not sustain the D-T fusion burn.
When the nuke was made?
The first atomic bomb was made in 1945, the first hydrogen bomb was made in 1952.
When was the first hydrogen bomb launched?
The first successful hydrogen bomb was detonated (not launched or dropped--it was a 62-ton fixed structure) on November 1, 1952.
Where did einsteinium come from?
The first Hydrogen bomb in 1952.
When did the us build the first hydrogen bomb?
1952
What was the date when the first hydrogen bomb was created?
1753
Which computer was used to design the first H-Bomb?
ENIAC was first used in calculations for the hydrogen bomb
Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
the hydrogen bomb, is a nuclear bomb
Atoll where first hydrogen bomb was dropped in 1956?
Bikini
When did china explode their first hydrogen bomb?
June 1967.
What weapon was first tested in 1952?
hbomb (hydrogen bomb)
