Oppenheimer: What is an H-bomb? - BBC News

J. Robert Oppenheimer led the development of the world’s first nuclear weapon, the atomic bomb.
But Oppenheimer was famously opposed to building hydrogen bombs, or H-bombs.
So what makes the two nuclear weapons different?
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[@joermnyc]

Tsar Bomba was actually designed to be twice as powerful, but the Soviets were worried it was too big for the bomber crew that dropped it to escape, so they only put a half-powered core in it. The bomber barely got away from it.

[@public.public]

As if the Ruzzis have ever given a flying frak about their military personel.

[@omyhaby1912]

​@@public.publicDoes the American give a faka?

[@michaelchoi5247]

@@omyhaby1912 I want to give a fuku

[@raffikot343]

@@public.publicI mean they would still posses Soviet assets

[@t.oblivion]

USSR have never used the nuclear weapons

[@mel816]

Christopher Nolan should make a movie about Edward Teller and the hydrogen bomb as a continuation/spinoff of Oppenheimer

[@alatomalbeth3947]

Teller Ede!😇😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@LadyScaper]

If Nolan could write women, he would be the perfect candidate to do a movie about Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin. They couldn’t figure how stars worked before she figured out what they were made of.

[@tatenda2706]

@@LadyScaperwhat a stupid comment, are you some kind of “woke” person he has written plenty of great women characters notably in Interstellar and even Oppenheimer where Emily will easily get a supporting actress nomination, just because he hasn’t done a movie with a leading woman yet doesn’t he doesn’t know how to write women, please go touch some grass

[@blackkitty420]

​@LadyScaper why do you think he can't write women? Or do you mean as a main character/protagonist?

[@RavenswoodProductions]

Teller was right. The development of the Atomic (fission) bomb made the development of the Hydrogen (fusion) bomb inevitable. You cannot put the genie back in the bottle.

[@swedemartyrsonswade]

Informative and scary at the same time. Give me goosebumps

[@Arthur-gs2jr]

Chemistry is so boring at school, why they never teach us this? This is scary and exciting!

[@JETSETGIRLZ]

It's a wonder we've made it this far through all of the cold war, Hydrogen bombs are insane.

[@SA-ff9uc]

No it isn't. There's a reason there's been no world war for 80 years.

[@danarthur771]

i wanna make a dirty joke related to that "H" initial but the reference and my smidgen humanity left in me hold me not to

[@ElonMasks]

Ikr? What a miracle

[@Yadavendra.]

Scientists get inspiration from Shrimad Bhagwat whether it is J. Robert Oppenheimer, Neil Bohr, Albert Einstein. Famous statement spoken by scientists about Shrimad Bhagwat. The words Oppenheimer famously quoted from the Bhagavad Gita - “Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds” Famous scientist's statement on Sanatan dharma "I go into the Upanishads to ask questions." Niels Bohr, Nobel Prize winning physicist and a founder of Quantum Theory. "Quantum theory will not look ridiculous to people who have read Vedanta." (Vedanta is the conclusion of vedic thought)~Werner Heisenberg German physicist, co-founder of Quantum Physics & Nobel Prize winner. Erwin Schrödinger ,"Most of ideas and theories heavily influenced by Hinduism" The great 20th century physicist, Erwin Schrödinger, who co-invented quantum theory, claimed in his autobiography that he obtained his central intuition from the Vedas. Albert Einstein,“When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.” In 1922, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". You can check on the internet to confirm that what I have written is correct.

[@collinjamesguitar]

The very existence of it guaranteed we didn’t go to war with USSR.

[@lw3646]

All the bombs dropped during WWII (blockbusters) amounts to 2 million tons of tnt. 2 megatons is now the equivalent of a single hydrogen bomb.

[@pianowhizz]

That was true in the 1950s - for more than 50 years we’ve actually had 10Gt - 20Gt warheads available. I.e. one single warhead detonating around Liverpool can wipe the whole of the UK off the map. And that’s just the blast radius - the radiation is the least of our worries!

[@hellowill]

@@pianowhizz glad I'm in New Zealand then....

[@simonphoenix3789]

@@pianowhizz wait... gigaton yield warheads? I don't think that is possible. megatons sure, but a megaton is 1000 kilotons, so a gigaton is 1 000 000 kilotons? a 20 Gigaton warhead would be ridiculous.

[@cjonwickham1933]

Noone wins...lost life also lost land

[@tonysherwood9619]

I've got a bath bomb!

[@public.public]

What is Unit 731 ?

[@boris8787]

Reminds me of the 1944 war movie set in the town of Chillingbourne. 🎥

[@Richard-dg7bf]

Both the Guardian and Telegraph style guides, as well as the Oxford Dictionary, advocate using a when the h is pronounced at all ('a hotel, a historian').

[@13thAMG]

Never been used outside of testing ... Putin: 'Yeah, gimme a minute.' 🙄

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

he wont use a nuke he knows if he does he looses everything

[@user-fed-yum]

I must have missed the most interesting part, where they explained in detail, why there is such a large energy output difference. 💣

[@lacikocsis]

Splitting one U235 nucleus yields in average 200 MeV energy. Fusion of a Deuterium and a Tritium nucleus (isotopes of Hydrogen) yields about 17 MeV. There happen 10000 or more times as much of these latter fusions in the H-bomb than U235 splitting in the A-bomb. (I know this is not an exact answer, it's hard to go into specifics in a one-liner.)

[@ingrid4587]

@@lacikocsiswhat language is that ?NASA ?🙈:can you be less specific and explain it in human/regular language?

[@David-ds4mt]

Fusion hydrogen isotopes may output less energy than uranium fission, but it’s more efficient as there’s more atoms being fused than in a nuclear device so overall more energy outputted

[@ingrid4587]

@@David-ds4mt ok !

[@hoot1141]

The majority of the enormous blast yield from a hydrogen bomb actually comes from fission not fusion.

[@Bombelman]

their bar ?

[@sunjay-sd6hx]

Informative. 👍🙏

[@VASABOY]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Evan_Bell]

0:28 "H-bombs are thousands of times more powerful than atomic bombs" Not necessarily. Deployed A bombs have ranged from 0.01-500kt. Deployed H bombs have ranged from 1-25,000kt. Not all H bombs are higher yield than all A bombs. 0:43 3787 times. 2:28 "Atoms fuse two nuclei" No, the atoms are the nuclei. Atoms are not causing nuclei to fuse. 2:36 A single fusion event produces less energy than a single fission event.

[@dannytooley7530]

The movie about this bomb was awesome

[@silveriver9]

Pure evil. Let's see you say that again when a nuke is about to drop on everyone during ww3.

[@SPARTS3000]

Threads 1984 Remastered for 2024 please do it BBC, The public needs to be reminded about the apocalyptic threat H-Bombs bring!

[@post2407]

Now i have become death , the destroyer of worlds

[@alannic1983]

Helps me sleep at night.....

[@dihanakalanka7771]

And then I became death, destroyer of worlds by Oppenhimer

[@hanifnahian]

Thank you Chrissy N.

[@paulanderson79]

1:12 - barm??

[@myownpaperplane]

Something is going to happen 😮

[@JohnSmith-fz1wh]

They have been trying to start WW3 for some time.

[@Chavanun555]

So fusion bomb is possible but not a fusion reactor for energy still not possible?

[@Evan_Bell]

Correct.

[@Chavanun555]

@@Evan_Bell ok too bad

[@jimmy64224]

Fusion requires immense amount of pressure to cause subatomic particles to quantum tunnel and interact with other nucleus. This happens in the sun due to it strong gravity and happens in H-bombs due to the pressure from the initial fission explosion. But we haven't figured out how to create a stable pressure environment to reliably invoke that tunneling mechanism.

[@Chavanun555]

@@jimmy64224 ok thanks

[@tarawhite4419]

Famous last words

[@drakehonest2]

Hey how are you doing??

[@hdgames5689]

H-bomb with vodka innit

[@brucegeddes208]

is that 3000X as powerful as Hiroshima correct? I've read elsewhere that the Tsar Bomba was 38,000 X as powerful.

[@Evan_Bell]

3,787, based on best estimates for yields of the two bombs.

[@simonphoenix3789]

Hiroshima was 16 kilotons. Tsar bomba was around 50 000 kilotons. so a little over three thousand times.

[@amandaaugust4803]

Please cover the fact that approx. 740,000 American citizens have died from cancer because of thousands of open-air nuclear bomb tests in Neveda. LA times wrote about it.

[@Richard-wh1pf]

Pom poms would be great, you know, chearing us on

[@Richard-wh1pf]

Correction, us men on

[@thetonetosser]

Are we now educating people based on the popularity of a movie? Has the 20th century suddenly ceased to exist?

[@Shalomalechm]

When and where are they dropping it? 2023?

[@JeremyTado0123]

Oppenheimer baby-

[@citizenVader]

You need an atomic bomb to detonate the hydrogen bomb.. it's a blend of lithium and other accelerators, but mainly lithium

[@keiranallcott1515]

That what I was thinking , basically a hydrogen bomb is a two stage weapon , with the tsar bomb being a three stage weapon, hence why hydrogen bombs are much more powerful

[@citizenVader]

@keiranallcott1515 Yes, they create fussion with fission and built-up the isotope expansion to literally set the air on fire.. BTW, the inside is cased in Styrofoam, and that is where that invention was used initially. The properties of Styrofoam make it evaporate extremely fast while still keeping the rest of the stages, snuck, and exactly placed to control the birth of a little sun for approximately 9 seconds.

[@keiranallcott1515]

@@citizenVader I didn’t know that

[@citizenVader]

@keiranallcott1515 Most don't because it became known as a product of many uses, but it had to be light, easy to make, and use. It's basically an oil product, but it's dry and never rusts, and the insulation and isolation applications are perfect for all weather conditions, and it takes a lot of millennium to dissolve... even in acetone, which eats most oil based products it turns into glue, and spraying acetone on a block of Styrofoam, you can basically shape into the perfect casing inside a safe or a door for protection from cold and fire, as long as it is air tight..

[@citizenVader]

I could go on, but it is still one of those things from the 50ies that is kind of dodgy, but it performs very well under vacuum and pressure without losing the shape. But it is totally annoying to listen to rubbing together, and it can pollute an awful lot .

[@admsitio]

Very developed, wise and peaceful countries and people that owns these bombs.

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

NBC News likewise wants people to question, “Is it safe to exercise outdoors when the air quality is poor?”

[@galaxysmartphone187]

I can remember my Physics class😅

[@RODNEYCSLANGENFRANCE]

J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

[@Buharialtinee]

Thanks for sharing

[@boondockpaint]

"The Hydrogen Bomb has never been used outside of testing." Dont worry ma'am. I have faith in humanity.

[@ElonMasks]

Edward Teller

[@outdoorsy01]

A, or the.

[@nuqwestr]

Father of A-Bomb General Leslie Groves, H-Bomb Edward Teller.

[@Evan_Bell]

No.

[@artjohnLagas-gk6mg]

Not true about the h-bomb, teller was struggling and failing.>>> it was ulam who gave him the Breakthrough

[@Richard-wh1pf]

Maybe spitting out Copenhagen means something else?

[@V0rt3x_8o4]

that should not be a weapon used ever again why cant there just be peace:(

[@LentzGaillard-lk4lu]

Did you know that the equation for the bomb had a probability to ignite the atmosphere which would cause a reaction that would not stop and consume the whole world so we could’ve all died but it was a small percentage

[@Evan_Bell]

Wrong.

[@jomarcui2900]

Is it... near zero?

[@arashde01]

​@@jomarcui2900😅

[@akarshanmishra2351]

Why the ACCENT !!

[@steveparker8065]

It's a lot like an F-bomb but further down the alphabet...

[@RobertKelly-it8wm]

Uranium 235, plutonium is cheapest 😊

[@JoeyBribes-me2xr]

#SOUNDofFREEDOM

[@khasidailyfact6371]

So basically Hydrogen Bomb are Sun Bomb?

[@VanNguyen-kx6gx]

He+T …….>2 H +13,6 Mev

[@davidtakacs8649]

Not even mentioning Mr Ede Teller tells a lot about how terrible BBC journalism got lately

[@artjohnLagas-gk6mg]

Are you aware of teller testifying to get Oppenheimer security clearance revoked Are you aware of teller he wasn't well liked anyway but 99% of the physics community ostracized him he was a hateful little man

[@sirmanni4534]

I guess the question 🙋‍♀️ is was the H bomb 💣 created for something greater than fighting against humans/ other countries?

[@Evan_Bell]

No.

[@paulanderson7796]

"barm"

[@snab11]

Who's the presenter? Pretty gal!❤️

[@messrsandersonco5985]

An Indian girl. You can tell by her accent. Just remember that India supports Russia and Putin has nuclear weapons. He would also rather push that button than lose power!

[@user-fx3pk1qb3l]

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[@sirmanni4534]

I don’t know Oppenheimer’s story but was that their first idea (to make a bomb) once they discovered this technology?

[@michaeldhondt368]

Yes as soon as they discovered that they could get a sustained fission reaction the very fist idea they had was to make a bomb. Power plants were a secondary thing and required to produce plutonium

[@clayp7682]

Because the Nazi's were developing the atomic bomb already.

[@mmaiq5435]

Top three bombs of all time :- 1. N - bomb 2. F- bomb 3. H- bomb

[@WaqarAslam2000]

If such bombs already exist which depend on nuclear fusion, if nuclear fusion has been successful in making bombs then why anyone hasn't been able to make a power source out of it yet? I mean nuclear fission is used to make nuclear bombs but also to make power plants. If nuclear fusion is used to make even bigger bombs then why it has been unsuccessful in making even bigger and better power plants?

[@jimangjimmington]

i believe its because nuclear fusion requires super high temperatures

[@oliverbrooks1348]

The issue is that for fusion, you need ridiculous amounts of energy and heat and to get that, you end up using more energy than you get out or thereabouts. That is until recently when scientists worked out a way to get slightly more energy out than they put in. The difficult task is to get lots more energy out than you put in.

[@SPARTS3000]

Lawrence-Livermore national laboratory has made a Sustainable Fusion Reaction Breakthrough

[@artjohnLagas-gk6mg]

They're working on using Fusion as a source of power for the last 20 years it'll be at least 20 more there are major roadblocks

[@neychev]

0:07 super strange pronounciation of the word "famously". I thought BBC journalists could speak conventional English...

[@intricatic]

An H-bomb is the bomb that will be deployed when the missiles get launched soon.

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

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[@erwinmendoza6914]

He's not the father of bomb but German

[@TrevorHerbert-dj1jl]

A fecking nightmare. That's what is. Death and destruction and evil.

[@BC_26fhj]

Fact: Oppenheimer would not have been able to do what he did without Sir Samuel Curran from Glasgow, Scotland who doesn’t even get a mention in the movie.

[@shamrock141]

That's not a fact, that's an opinion

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

A team of scientists embarked on a testing tour of New York City to better understand the extent of gas stove pollution. It’s part of a study showing how contaminants drift into living rooms and bedrooms - far beyond the stoves that created them.

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

The publication also told readers in June that “experts advise against outdoor exercise,” despite their article being published on “Global Running Day.”

[@LORNANGEL]

NO BOMBS PlEASE!!! BAN THE BOMBS!!!

[@auro1986]

it is what gave bbc great news around eighty years ago

[@chamamemestre]

Let's never forget the scientists at the time were not sure if using them would ignite the whole atmosphere and kill us all. And they still went ahead and did it anyway...

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

You have confused science with global -warming- boiling.

[@Nolaris3]

Hans Bethe (like in the movie) already calculated that the chances were "near-zero". Plus at the time, the thinking was if they didn't do it, the Nazis would.

[@nghiapham1756]

@@Nolaris3 NEAR zero? zero would be good

[@Evan_Bell]

They were very sure.

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

Also, don’t miss the following segments of Wednesday’s Alex Jones Show transmission!

[@Isclachau]

It’s basically when you buy an EV and charge it next to your home.

[@Husky_Passion]

0:20 yeah nice war crime there

[@farzadjahanfard]

We use these bombs on each other on humans now tell me why an alien see this from outside and what we do to each other would ever contact us?

[@solapowsj25]

No carbon emissions and toxic chemicals, unlike conventional weapons.

[@Evan_Bell]

It produces a great quantity of hazardous materials, as well as carbon compounds.

[@nickmanning3913]

This is the most pointless book report I have ever seen BBC post. You guys really need to step it up.

[@public.public]

What is an H-bomb? It's the one that followed the G-Bomb and preceded the iBomb. The G-Spot was discovered after the Bikini tests.

[@amya4212]

British government news speaking 🗣️ about nuclear bombs ,while UK having mass amount of nuclear bomb. Hypocrisy

[@Evan_Bell]

Wheres the hypocrisy? I own knives. Not hypocritical of me to talk about knives.

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

You can’t talk about guns if you own guns?

[@Bryankips]

WARMONGER NUKE 💔

[@silveriver9]

Pure evil regime.

[@jamiexxx5292]

Coming soon near you.

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

Likewise, the New York Times claimed there’s “treacherous conditions this summer,” before going on to ask readers, “How do you know when it’s safe to venture out?”

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

But wait, that’s not all. Apparently, there’s also a danger tied to being indoors - because you could ostensibly breathe contaminants from gas stoves. 🙄

[@mmaiq5435]

N bomb is still viscous

[@laugh5695]

Too cute

[@paulanderson79]

I agree completely. The content is rubbish but that's not here fault.

[@fjaajf]

Fire her

[@Richard-wh1pf]

Nice try ladies

[@tonygrayson4132]

Youll soon find out if people dont stop upsetting Putin I'll tell you.

[@paulanderson79]

I don't think Putin will strike first.

[@RobertKelly-it8wm]

Now I am become death❤😊

[@iamdmc]

simplistic explanation

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

A CBS News headline claimed it might not even be safe to drive to work due to wildfire smoke.

[@_ArsNova]

Surprisingly loose with terminology for an "educational" report.

[@geoffbirchall7552]

If atomic bombs were really here, I don’t think we would be!

[@minitalia]

Its like an F-Bomb but worse

[@engchoontan8483]

This thingy is needed to induct glycolic from ambient into soil of dusty-sandy region-area.sss. gamma is sucker-inductor

[@engchoontan8483]

ND then the magic of ammonium-nitrate appearing in oil-gas and fireworks factory area.sss

[@hanisitsobarna4897]

do you believe in ghost 👻? note in war, after exploded just buried dead body but all war weapon zero damage still useable, magic ..... 🤞 😅

[@Greenpoloboy3]

It's more powerful than a g-bomb but less so that the brand new i-bomb from apple.

[@russbuttypennyblackblade]

It’s even worse if you’re black and go outdoors where “trauma” awaits you, according to NBC News.