The "bomb pulse" refers to the increased levels of radiocarbon (^14C) in the atmosphere resulting from nuclear bomb tests conducted during the Cold War, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s. When thermonuclear weapons are detonated, they produce large amounts of neutrons, which interact with nitrogen in the atmosphere, converting stable nitrogen (^14N) into radioactive carbon (^14C).
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