Chinese, non-nuclear hydrogen bomb based on magnesium hydride
Date of release: 2025-05-30T00:25:57
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Chinese scientists had tested recently a bomb based on magnesium hydride. The explosion of 2 kilograms reached 1,000 degrees Celsius and lasted for 2 seconds. Hydrogen-based explosive was developed by 705 Research Institute of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). CSSC claims that they are able to produce 150 tonnes of magnesium hydride annually. Will that explosives be used in Pulse Detonation engine?
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Chinese scientists had tested recently a bomb based on magnesium hydride. The explosion of 2 kilograms reached 1,000 degrees Celsius and lasted for 2 seconds. Hydrogen-based explosive was developed by 705 Research Institute of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). CSSC claims that they are able to produce 150 tonnes of magnesium hydride annually. Will that explosives be used in Pulse Detonation engine?
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