11. Nova Aquilae erupted in a thermonuclear explosion a month ago. 12. The May 11 test included the detonation of a powerful thermonuclear device. 13. One test included the detonation of a powerful thermonuclear device. 14. The high-security facility makes and dismantles components for thermonuclear weapons. 15. The term thermonuclear refers to the high temperatures required to initiate fusion. 16. Chinese nuclear warheads were produced from 1968 and thermonuclear warheads from 1974. 17. Thermonuclear weapons produce a significant part of their yield from nuclear fusion.18. France developed its nuclear and thermonuclear bombs without outside assistance. 19. The blast created an international reaction about atmospheric thermonuclear testing. 20. The United States decided to choose liquid deuterium as their thermonuclear fuel.
