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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 22nd, 2025: China Unveils Devastating New Hydrogen Bomb & White House Doubles Down On Support Of Embattled Pentagon Chief

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

News, Politics

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   We'll begin with an alarming new weapons breakthrough out of China, where researchers for the communist regime recently tested a non-nuclear, hydrogen-based bomb. Later in the show—an update on the latest Signal chat scandal involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, as the White House blasts media reports that President Trump is looking to replace his Pentagon chief as "fake news." To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold StopBox: Get firearm security redesigned and save with BOGO the StopBox Pro AND 10% OFF @StopBoxUSA with code PDB at http://stopboxusa.com/PDB #stopboxpod Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.com and use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Please the media depressive from the every point of the 22nd of April. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

0:47.9

your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First, China is showing off its latest weapons breakthrough amid rising tensions with both the

0:58.9

U.S. and Taiwan, and it has serious implications for the future of modern warfare.

1:04.3

We'll have those details.

1:06.3

Later in the show, an update on the latest signal chat scandal involving Secretary of Defense Pete

1:11.3

Hegeseth, as President Trump blasts media reports that he's looking to replace his Pentagon

1:17.0

chief as, quote, fake news. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin with an alarming

1:23.8

new weapons breakthrough out of China where researchers for the communist regime

1:27.9

recently tested a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb. The breakthrough explosive device, which weighs reportedly

1:35.3

only four and a half pounds, is able to release a sustained fireball exceeding temperatures of

1:41.2

1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. That's hot, and is capable of producing heat

1:47.1

for over two seconds after detonation or roughly 15 times longer than a traditional TNT explosion.

1:55.1

It achieves this by harnessing what's known as magnesium hydride, a solid state material

1:59.8

that allows for the storage of hydrogen

2:02.0

at much higher levels than conventional pressurized tanks. When triggered, it creates a devastating

2:08.1

chemical chain reaction, releasing hydrogen gas that ignites into a sustained inferno. Well, this all

2:13.7

sounds very pleasant, doesn't it? According to our report from the South China Morning Post.

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