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Castle Bravo was the first in a series of high-yield thermonuclear weapon design tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Castle. Detonated on March 1, 1954, the device remains the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the United States and the first lithium-deuteride-fueled thermonuclear weapon tested using the Teller-Ulam design. Castle Bravo's yield was 15 megatons of TNT. 2.5 times the predicted 6 Mt (25 PJ), due to unforeseen additional reactions involving lithium-7, which led to radioactive contamination in the surrounding area.

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Thank you for watching our exploration of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, a defining moment in history.

[SJR_Media_Group]

Was it the BIGGEST in physical size for device... yup. But not biggest in yield. That prize goes to tsar bomba at over 50 MT

[MelThorburn]

The Soviet Union actually detonated five warheads larger than Castle Bravo, including a 25MT monster delivered by an ICBM.

[zapapnt]

"the consequences of harnessing nuclear energy"
No. This is the consequences of Misusing nuclear energy.

[ghinckley]

Wow you got virtually nothing correct. You got the dates correct at least.

[ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣΛΑΣΠΟΥΛΑΣ]

First H-test was Ive Mike, November 1952 with 10.4 MT yield

[johnnymnemonic]

Here for the comments about the tsar bomba

[jloiben]

I like Teller’s math that says a nuclear bomb of more than 100 megatons is functionally useless because substantially all of the incremental power just gets sent out to space

[TyMoore]

Teller-Ulam used Radiation Implosion to cause compression. The radiation bottle is an outer casing of high-Z material (usually a thin shell of depleted uranium) which in just about 100 nanoseconds is filled with thermal x-rays which heats the cylindrical tamper of the fusion secondary. That tamper is usually also depleted uranium surrounding a hollow cylinder of lithium deuteride. Down the length of the lithium deuteride is a rod of plutonium-239 to act as a spark plug.

[Neo-Bladewing]

"Pulverized coral radioactive and falling like ash was begin to carry unexpected wind toward unexpected people."

Okay, I've had a couple drinks, but like

what

[fletchb]

I really wish people would quit mislabeling the parts of nuclear weapons. The way they're assembled and the individual components aren't a secret anymore.

[davidripley]

They should have known about lithium 6 and 7's cross-sections
( ability to fuse)
Proof that Hindsight is a 20/20 deal

[renekauts]

"Castle Bravo" was very impressive test indeed but it was not the first H-Bomb! The first was "Ivy Mike"! And "Castle Bravo" crater was not 200m. wide. It was 2000m. wide.

[josephpacchetti]

Some Facts, Ivy Mike was the first full-scale test of a hydrogen bomb, It took place on the island of Elugelab in Enewetak Atoll on November 01 1952, this was the Teller-Ulam design, a staged fusion device, the Yield was 10.4 megatons, THX for posting. 🇺🇸

[Dr_Larken]

1:03 sounds like this is the story on how to overcook your fish!
I love these videos!

[mray]

A world full of people willing to build and use these monstrous weapons has yet to prove it should not be utterly destroyed.

[SuperAgentman]

And the main cars was the scientists. They didn’t realize the lithium atoms ⚛️ was going to change its structure during the explosion they thought it was going to cause a negative effect, but in fact, it caused a positive effect

[khundeejai]

Thank you for the clip, it's so fantastic!

[pip]

Ivy Mike was the first Thermonuclear detonation

[TheDesertraptor]

Biggest nuclear bomb ever detonated is the Tsar Bomba. NOT Castle Bravo

[MattII]

You should probably change your inaccurate title about it being the largest nuke ever detonated