When humanity first detonated an atomic bomb, it felt as if the Earth had revolted against its own existence. However, humanity's quest did not stop there. Soon, humans discovered a form of nuclear power that was many times more terrifying than a conventional atomic bomb — the hydrogen bomb. It is sometimes referred to as a thermonuclear bomb, and to put it simply, it is a weapon that attempts to harness the energy of the sun and stars on Earth.

The principle of the hydrogen bomb is entirely different. Energy is obtained from splitting heavy atoms, such as uranium or plutonium, in a conventional atomic bomb, but in a hydrogen bomb, unimaginable energy is produced by fusing light elements together. This process is called nuclear fusion, the same process that has been ongoing in the sun for millions of years and is responsible for light and life on Earth. In a hydrogen bomb, small atoms — such as deuterium and tritium — merge together to create a new element, and the energy released in this process can be equivalent to not thousands, but millions of tons of conventional explosive material.

However, the process of building this bomb was no easy task. Physically, the hydrogen bomb consists of two basic parts. First, a conventional atomic bomb is detonated to generate such extreme heat and