Hydrogen bombs and atomic bombs are both nuclear weapons that can cause mass destruction.
But just seven years later an even more destructive nuclear bomb was built — the hydrogen bomb.
Whereas hydrogen bombs get their power from a combination of fission and its opposite — nuclear fusion — the binding of atoms.
Hydrogen vs. atomic bombs: damage and destructionWhile atomic bomb blasts are measured in kilotons — 1 kt is equivalent to the explosive force of 1,000 tons of TNT — hydrogen bombs are often measured in megatons.
AdvertisementAdvertisementBoth atomic and hydrogen bombs are nuclear weapons and therefore create long-lasting, dangerous nuclear fallout.
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