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Noun: nuclear weapon
  1. A weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
    "The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons";
    - atomic weapon

Derived forms: nuclear weapons

Type of: W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD

Encyclopedia: Nuclear weapon, ca