US Military

The 34th President of the U.S. navigated some of the most challenging events in American history. His proven leadership and decision making created a legacy of nearly universally admired.

The hydrogen bomb, also known as the thermonuclear bomb, represents a significant advancement in nuclear weapon technology by using nuclear fusion—the same process that powers the sun—to generate an explosive force far more powerful than earlier nuclear weapons, which relied solely on nuclear fission.