During the cold war arms race, how did the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic bomb? the hydrogen bomb was less destructive than the atomic bomb. the hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb. the hydrogen bomb was built by the us, while the ussr built atomic bombs. the hydrogen bomb was built by the ussr, while the us built atomic bombs.

The correct answer is B. The hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb

Explanation:

During the cold war both athomic and hydrogen bombs were created. In the case of atomic bombs they use the fission of atoms to create a hugely destructive force, this means this type of bomb relies on breaking the nucleus of an atom using uranium or plutonium. On the other hand, hydrogen bombs rely on the fusion on atoms, which means they create new atoms from the atoms that already exists, using uranium or plutonium and hydrogen. The process of both fission or fusion or atoms imply a huge amount of energy being released, which creates an explosion and a massive destructive force, however, the fusion of atoms implies more energy than the fusion of atoms, as in the case of hydrogen bombs atoms are first broken apart (fission) and then new atoms are created (fusion), meaning you have an atomic bomb plus  a new nuclear process, which makes hydrogen bombs more destructive than atomic bombs. Additionally, none of the other options are correct as both the US and USSR had programs to develop atomic and hydrogen bombs.

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