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nuclear weapon en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.
   • Even if they managed to strike Japan, the United States or South Korea with nuclear weapons — a big if, given that they do not have a reliable delivery system — they could not save themselves from ultimate defeat. 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times:
   • When Kissinger went to Moscow on March 24 for four days of talks aimed at setting the agenda for Summit III, he reported that Brezhnev seemed to be confronting some of the same problems as we were of military opposition to a permanent agreement to limit offensive nuclear weapons. Thus we knew from the outset that it would be very difficult to produce a major SALT breakthrough at Summit III. 1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973–1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1024:

Forms

Relateds

weapon of mass destruction

Synonyms

thermonuclear weapon · nuke · atomic weapon

Translations (92)

fa-ira سِلاحِ هَسْتِهای (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · el πυρηνικό όπλο (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · it arma nucleare (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · is kjarnavopn (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sq armë bërthamore (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · lv kodolierocis (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · nb a-våpen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · nl kernwapen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · cmn 核子武器 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · tr nükleer silah (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · hu nukleáris fegyver (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · vi vũ khí hạt nhân (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · th อาวุธนิวเคลียร์ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · es arma nuclear (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · tg силоҳи ядроӣ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sh nuklearno oružje (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · uz yadro quroli (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · gu અણુશસ્ત્રો (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · yi נוקלעאַרער וואָפֿן (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · be я́дзерная збро́я (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · bg а́томно оръ́жие (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sl jedrsko orožje (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · id senjata nuklir (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · de Atomwaffe (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · et tuumarelv (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sw silaha ya nyuklia (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ko 핵무기 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ro armă nucleară (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ur جَوہَری ہَتِھیار (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ms senjata nuklear (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · pl broń atomowa (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ru а́томное ору́жие (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sh нуклеарно оружје (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · mn цөмийн зэвсэг (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ru я́дерное ору́жие (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · pt arma nuclear (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · nb kjernevåpen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · hu atomfegyver (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ug يادرو قورالى (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · de Nuklearwaffe (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · fi ydinase (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · pl broń nuklearna (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · uk а́томна збро́я (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ko 핵 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · da atomvåben (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · nl atoomwapen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · de Kernwaffe (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · cs jaderná zbraň (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · hi नाभिकीय अस्त्र (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sk atómová zbraň (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · fr arme atomique (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ar سِلَاح نَوَوِيّ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · eo nuklea armilo (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · lo ອາວຸດນີວຄະເລັຽ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ja 核 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · bn পারমাণবিক অস্ত্র (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · nb atomvåpen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · bg я́дрено оръ́жие (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · tl buturing sandata (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · pl broń jądrowa (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · mk нуклеа́рно о́ружје (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sv kärnvapen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · tg аслиҳаи ядроӣ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · hi परमाणु हथियार (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · lt branduolinis ginklas (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · fr arme nucléaire (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · be а́тамная збро́я (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · az nüvə silahı (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ka ბირთვული იარაღი (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · hi आण्विक हथियार (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · fa-ira جَنْگاَفْزارِ هَسْتِهای (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ky ядролук курал (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · cs atomová zbraň (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · he נֶשֶׁק גַּרְעִינִי (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · mk ја́дрено о́ружје (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · kk ядролық қару (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · uk я́дерна збро́я (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ja 核兵器 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · hy միջուկային զենք (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · km អាវុធបរមាណូ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · cy arf niwclear (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · cmn 核武器 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · sk jadrová zbraň (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · cmn 核武 (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ka ატომური იარაღი (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · km អាវុធនុយក្លេអ៊ែរ (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · nn atomvåpen (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · my အဏုမြူလက်နက် (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · gl arma nuclear (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · ro armă atomică (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · tk ýadro ýaragy (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion) · da kernevåben (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion)

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