Nuclear Weapon Definition

noun
A weapon, such as an atomic bomb or hydrogen bomb, whose destructive power comes from the release of nuclear energy.
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Noun

Singular:
nuclear weapon
Plural:
nuclear-weapons

Nuclear Weapon Sentence Examples

  • The nuclear-weapon States have found new justifications where none exist for the indefinite retention of their nuclear weapons.

  • Iraq has made several attempts to buy high-strength aluminum tubes used to enrich uranium for a nuclear weapon.

  • China holds that such a treaty will help to promote mutual trust among nuclear-weapon states and further reduce the danger of nuclear war.

  • Iraq could make nuclear weapon in months to a year once it acquires sufficient weapons-grade fissile material.

  • Highly radioactive fallout would be generated even by a small nuclear weapon detonated just below the Earth 's surface.

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