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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T11:31:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "On January 31, 1950, with President Truman's permission, Teller was given carte blanche to develop the hydrogen bomb. It was detonated on one of the Marshall Islands on November 1, 1952 – the mushroom cloud rose to a height of 37 kilometers, and the diameter of the \"cap\" exceeded 160 kilometers. [Alex Gordon]",
  "title": "Jewish biography: Edward Teller, nuclear physicist"
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