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China Claims Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb Test Triggered Chemical Reaction

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  1. pirc1

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    Now we have environmental friendly non nuclear hydrogen bombs, humanity is doomed as usual, I beg the gods to just let the world last a few decades more.

    https://thedefensepost.com/2025/04/21/china-hydrogen-bomb-test/

    A team of Chinese researchers claims to have successfully detonated a 2-kilogram (4.4-pound) non-nuclear hydrogen bomb, unleashing a powerful chemical chain reaction.

    Conducted during a recent controlled field test, the device produced a white-hot fireball exceeding 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 degrees Fahrenheit) — hot enough to melt aluminum alloys.

    It also sustained the explosion for over two seconds, which is 15 times longer than a standard TNT blast, according to the South China Morning Post.

    Such combustion can reportedly inflict intense, far-reaching thermal damage, with the heat dispersing uniformly across wide areas.

    “Hydrogen gas explosions ignite with minimal ignition energy, have a broad explosion range, and unleash flames that race outward rapidly while spreading widely,” said team leader Wang Xuefeng.

    Though its full range of applications remains unclear, the team suggests the technology could be used to destroy high-value military targets.
     
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  2. Invisible Fan

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    On the mega brightside, not needing fission to start a hydrogen bomb sounds damn interesting.

    Edit:: It's a chemical reaction. We should prob steal that if we can't make enough TNT because of export controls...
     
  3. Space Ghost

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    Sounds like extremely cheap energy to me
     

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