Castle Bravo
Type: Product
As of November 2026, Castle Bravo has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Timeline - World History Documentaries (Jan 2026). First test of a practical hydrogen bomb by the United States.
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 1 March 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 [Mt] (63 PJ), 2.5 times the predicted 6 Mt (25 PJ), due to unf
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on Timeline - World History Documentaries |
| Company | United States |
| Category | Physical good |
| Maker | United States |
Who talks about Castle Bravo on podcasts?
Castle Bravo came up; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on Timeline - World History Documentaries.