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Plans of the Alluded Hydrogen Bomb
Edward Teller asks for Robert Oppenheimer's support in the building process of a hydrogen bomb for the United States. Oppenheimer refuses to help with construction of the bomb. Teller would later go on to build the hydrogen bomb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Teller_(boy).jpg
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Announcement of Developement
President Harry S. Truman announced that the United States would countinue to fund research and development on all types of nuclear weapons. Many scientist are aginst this idea because of the destructive power possible with these weapons. http://nnhsphysics.wikispaces.com/Hiroshima+Effects
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First Hydrogen Bomb Test
A 10.4 megaton hydrogen device code named "Mike" was the first test of a hyrdrogen bomb. It was detonated in the Marshall Islands on an area in the Pacific Ocean called the Enewetak Atoll. http://www.atomicarchive.com/Timeline/Time1950.shtml
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Soviet Union Catching Up
Soviet Union Premier Gerogii Malenkov anounces that they have succefully created and have a hydrogen bomb. http://www.atomicarchive.com/Timeline/Time1950.shtml
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BRAVO Test
BRAVO is the first deliverable hydrogen bomb. It is tested at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. This 15 megaton bomb had an explosing for more deadly than expected. One crew member of a local fishing vessel died from the contaminated fallout of the explosion. http://www.atomicarchive.com/Timeline/Time1950.shtml
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Possible Effect of Tsar Bomba
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Largest Hydrogen Bomb
The "Tsar Bomba" is the most powerful nuclear weapon ever to be detonated. This 57 megaton hydrogen bomb created by the Soviet Union was detonated north of Russia. The resulting mushroom cloud was 40 miles high and 59 miles wide. http://www.tsarbomba.org/
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Nuclear Weapons Illegal
The International Court of Justice states that threat or use of nuclear weapons is against international law. They highly reccomend not to use nuclear weapons aginst other countries. http://www.icanw.org/the-facts/the-nuclear-age/
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Nuclear Ban Signed
The United Nations, China, France, The United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States all sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban. India refuses to sign the treaty. http://www.icanw.org/the-facts/the-nuclear-age/
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