About the book: 1958 / The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in thermonuclear processes, thermonuclear weapons, the principles of their design and operation. In the book, soldiers of the Soviet Army and Navy will become acquainted with the most powerful modern type of nuclear weapon - thermonuclear weapons, as well as with protection from their destructive effects. When reading the books in the series, it should be borne in mind that the international system of SI units was adopted only in 1960, and was introduced in the USSR on January 1, 1963, “as the preferred one”; The theory of “nuclear winter” originated in 1983–1985. and is still considered controversial, although it is replicated by the media; detailed study of the effect of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) during a nuclear explosion began in the 1960s.