[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nuclear weapon \nu"clear wea"pon\, n.
   a weapon of great explosive power, such as an atomic bomb
   or a hydrogen bomb, which depends for most of its explosive
   power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a
   nuclear reaction. a fission weapon or a fusion weapon.
   the term includes atomic shells for cannon.
   pjc
see also:
atomic bomb hydrogen bomb fission weapon fusion weapon 

Fission >> F Words
Fission, definition of term: Fission
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Weapon >> W Words
Weapon, definition of term: Weapon
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Nuclear Fission >> N Words
Nuclear Fission, definition of term: Nuclear Fission
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Nuclear Weapon >> N Words
Nuclear Weapon, definition of term: Nuclear Weapon
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