Noun
atomic weapon -
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
nuclear weapon
w.m.d. ,
weapon of mass destruction ,
wmd a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
a-bomb ,
atom bomb ,
atomic bomb ,
fission bomb
plutonium bomb
atomic warhead ,
nuclear warhead ,
nuke ,
thermonuclear warhead the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
fusion bomb ,
h-bomb ,
hydrogen bomb ,
thermonuclear bomb a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
