THE HYDROGEN BOMB
There were one or two comforting factors about the hydrogen bomb, said Dr. R. H. Hulme, speaking at a meeting of the Tin Hat Club, Christchurch. The first was that the hydrogen bomb had not, as far as he knew, been made to explode. The second was that there might be considerable difficulties in producing enough aircraft large enough to carry the bomb, which might weigh hundreds of tons. It would be no use sending out one aircraft with the bomb, and it would be no use sending one large aircraft with a lot of small aircraft to protect it. as the one carrying the bomb would be easily picked out. He based his estimate of the weight of the bomb on its construction, said Dr. Hulme. He understood it consisted of an atomic bomb, which was heavy enough, surrounded by liquid hydrogen.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23219, 3 April 1950, Page 10
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146THE HYDROGEN BOMB Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23219, 3 April 1950, Page 10
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