Definitions

nuclear weapon

[noo-klee-er wep-uhn, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈwɛp ən, ˈnyu- /

NOUN

atomic weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atomic bomb hydrogen bomb neutron bomb

WEAK

A-bomb A-weapon H-bomb MX atomic weapon doomsday machine explosive driven by nuclear energy mininuke mirv nuke strategic nuclear weapon tactical nuclear weapon theater nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon weapon of mass destruction

Example Sentences

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It sits close to Russia, lacks nuclear weapons of its own and has a stagnant economy that relies heavily on exports.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Exactly zero Chinese nuclear weapons were covered by New Start,” as the State Department put it this week.

From The Wall Street Journal

The New Start agreement capped the number of U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear warheads at 1,550 and didn’t cover short-range nuclear weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal

The expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as New Start, left the US and Russia without major guardrails on their nuclear weapons programmes for the first time in the 21st Century.

From BBC

The last U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires this week.

From Salon

nuclear weapon

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