Chinas non nuclear hydrogen bomb

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China’s non-nuclear hydrogen bomb generates fireball to burn targets at 1800°F: Report​

The new weapon could be used for area denial or destruction of targets like swarms of drones.

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Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new kind of non-nuclear explosive weapon based on hydrogen fuel. While not nuclear, the new 2kg (4.4 lbs) bomb is designed to cause massive heat and fire damage over a long duration and is far more potent than traditional TNT-based bombs.

According to the team behind it, the secret sauce is magnesium hydride, a powder that stores hydrogen in a solid form. The weapon is detonated using a standard starter explosive that breaks the solid main payload apart into tiny particles, releasing the stored hydrogen gas.
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Once this has been completed, the hydrogen gas is readily ignited, producing a fireball with a temperature exceeding 1,832°F (1,000°C). Unlike TNT, which flashes for a split second (~0.12 seconds), this fireball lasts over 2 seconds, 15 times longer.

This produces a “white-hot” fireball that is so hot it can allegedly melt metal over a large area. In this sense, it can be thought of as more akin to napalm or a thermobaric weapon than a nuclear weapon.

Non-nuclear and burns like hell​

According to Chinese sources, the bomb was developed by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) 705 Research Institute, which is a key player in underwater weapon systems.

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

 

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China has its own Mother of All Bombs. This phillipino marooned vessel which acts as a reason to state phillipine ownership of land could be good target practice



China developed its own massive non-nuclear air-dropped bomb, often called China’s "Mother of All Bombs" (MOAB), which was publicly revealed and tested by state arms manufacturer NORINCO in January 2019. [1, 2]

China's MOAB Specifications

• Developer: State-owned defense contractor NORINCO [1]
• Delivery Platform: Carried and dropped by a Xian H-6K strategic bomber [1, 2]
• Size and Weight: Measures roughly 5 to 6 meters in length, making it lighter and more compact than the American GBU-43/B MOAB so it can fit inside a bomber's internal or external payload bay [1, 2]
• Capabilities: Designed to destroy heavily fortified ground targets, large-scale structures, bunkers, and mountain cave complexes with a massive conventional blast wave. [1, 2]

Comparison with the U.S. MOAB

• U.S. MOAB (GBU-43/B): Weighs 21,600 pounds, spans 30 feet long, and is too large to fit in a standard bomber, requiring deployment via the rear cargo ramp of a C-130 or C-17 transport plane. It was famously used in combat once by the U.S. military in Afghanistan in 2017. [1, 2, 3]
• Chinese Equivalent: Shorter and lighter (5–6 meters) and explicitly engineered to be deployed directly from the H-6K bomber, giving the Chinese Air Force a more flexible delivery method for a heavy-yield conventional weapon. [1, 2]