Synonyms for nuclear weapon
nu·cle·ar weapon

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1. nuclear weaponnoun

   Synonyms:
   thermonuclear weapon, nuke, atomic weapon

2. nuclear weaponnoun

   A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.

   Synonyms:
   nuke, atomic weapon, thermonuclear weapon

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1. nuclear weapon, atomic weaponnoun

   a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

   Synonyms:
   atomic weapon

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1. Mick Mulroy:

   The State Department's 'maximum pressure' campaign has not pressured Iran toward diplomacy and a new agreement. It has pressured them toward an increase in malign activity in the region and toward the development of a nuclear weapon, said Mick Mulroy, Trump's former top Pentagon official for the Middle East and a retired CIA officer who's now an ABC News contributor.

2. The NCRI:

   Those who hope to secure the regime's cooperation in the campaign against fundamentalism by offering nuclear concessions to the mullahs are both increasing the chances of a nuclear-armed Iran and contributing to the spread of Islamic fundamentalism, i can't state this more firmly: The policy is Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

3. Benny Gantz:

   Iran won't have nuclear weapon on my watch.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   … [ is ] creating a situation that a nuclear war may break out any moment. China is also calling on North Korea state media to stop the drills, saying they won't bring North Korea back to the bargaining table. North Korea state media says these military drills, which involve a staggering 12,000 U.S. Service members, were planned in advance – but the timing is certainly appropriate. FLIGHT CREW WITNESSED NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR MISSILE TEST, AIRLINE SAYS This past weekend, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said it is time for U.S. military families in South Korea to leave because, in his words, conflict with North Korea could be imminent. We're getting close to a military conflict because North Korea's marching toward marrying up the technology of an ICBM with a nuclear weapon on top that can not only get to America but deliver the weapon.

5. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   The Americans say they stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, they know it’s not true. We had a fatwa (religious ruling), declaring nuclear weapons to be religiously forbidden under Islamic law. It had nothing to do with the nuclear talks.