You can think of A-bombs as the fuse to light off the much bigger H-bomb – like a primer that initiates a ‘dynamite’ charge.
There are experimental labs all around the country working to initiate and contain fusion reactions. There is a lab in this region that detonates ~1mm hydrogen pellets at the triple point (~15K, -430 F! ) by slamming a burst from dozens of laser beams at it. They achieve fusion for an incredibly short time, but that burst produces on the order of the same power as the entire US energy grid! They can and do fire this baby off as many as 8 times per day! Holy Fusion, Batman!
It is one person’s job to make those pellets. How do you put that on a resume?