What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally (1-4)

I believe the answer is:

h-bomb

(Other definitions for h-bomb that I've seen before include "One first exploded in 1952" , "Devastating weapon" , "Thermonuclear weapon" , "Extremely powerful weapon" , "Hydrogen weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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