nuclear weapons

nuclear weapon

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

Origin:
1945–50
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Nuclear weapons is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Science Dictionary
nuclear weapon  
A weapon whose destructive power comes from nuclear energy; an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb.
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nuclear weapon definition


Any weapon that employs a nuclear reaction for its explosive power. Nuclear weapons include ballistic missiles, bombs (see atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb), artillery rounds, and mines.

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