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a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb, ↑A-bomb, ↑fission bomb, ↑plutonium bomb, ↑hydrogen bomb, ↑H-bomb, ↑fusion bomb, ↑thermonuclear bomb, ↑megaton bomb

an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.

[1945-50]

nuclear weapon noun

A bomb, missile, etc deriving its destructive force from the energy released by a nuclear reaction

Main Entry: ↑nuclear

nuclear weapon UK US noun [countable] [singular nuclear weapon plural nuclear weapons]

a powerful bomb or other weapon that uses nuclear energy

Thesaurus: nuclear weapons_hyponym

nuclear weapon,

a bomb, shell, rocket, guided missile, or other weapon utilizing nuclear fission or fusion as its destructive forces: »

Fear of general annihilation may forestall indiscriminate use of nuclear weapons (Newsweek).