Teller–Ulam design

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gptkbp:instanceOf thermonuclear weapon design
gptkbp:class top secret
gptkbp:component fission trigger
fusion fuel
primary stage
secondary stage
sparkplug
tamper
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States
1950s
gptkbp:enables compact nuclear weapons
deliverable thermonuclear bombs
megaton-yield nuclear weapons
multi-stage nuclear weapons
gptkbp:features separation of stages
use of X-rays to compress fusion fuel
gptkbp:firstTestMatch gptkb:Ivy_Mike
1952-11-01
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Teller–Ulam design
gptkbp:impact changed nuclear strategy
enabled arms race
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkb:Stanislaw_Ulam
gptkbp:principle radiation implosion
gptkbp:purpose thermonuclear explosion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov
gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkb:Sloika_design
gptkb:Stanislaw_Ulam
fusion weapon
hydrogen bomb
nuclear test
gptkbp:status still classified in detail
gptkbp:technology fusion-fission process
radiation channel
staged implosion
gptkbp:testLocation gptkb:Enewetak_Atoll
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:France
gptkb:India
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
other nuclear-armed states
gptkbp:usedIn hydrogen bomb
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3