nuclear weapon

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nuclear weapon

noun nuclear weapons

A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion. 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 t
Similar: atomic weapon, thermonuclear weapon, nuke

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noun a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion

Español	arma nuclear
한국어	핵무기 haengmugi, 핵 haek
日本語	核兵器 kakuheiki, 核 kaku
中文	核武器 héwǔqì, 核子武器 hézǐ wǔqì, 核武 héwǔ
हिन्दी	नाभिकीय अस्त्र nābhikīya astra, परमाणु हथियार parmāṇu hathiyār, आण्विक हथियार āṇvik hathiyār
Kiswahili	silaha ya nyuklia
Português	arma nuclear
Français	arme nucléaire, arme atomique
Deutsch	Atomwaffe, Kernwaffe, Nuklearwaffe
Italiano	arma nucleare
Ελληνικά	πυρηνικό όπλο pyrinikó óplo
Română	armă nucleară, armă atomică
Русский	я́дерное ору́жие jádernoje orúžije, а́томное ору́жие átomnoje orúžije
Tiếng Việt	vũ khí hạt nhân
العربية	سِلَاح نَوَوِيّ silāḥ nawawiyy
עברית	נֶשֶׁק גַּרְעִינִי neshek gar'ini

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@misc{nuclear_weapon_2026,
  title = {nuclear weapon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nuclear%20weapon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}