cobalt bomb
Britishnoun
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a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy
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a nuclear weapon consisting of a hydrogen bomb encased in cobalt, which releases large quantities of radioactive cobalt-60 into the atmosphere
Example Sentences
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A cobalt bomb has never been tested because of the devastating radiation it would unleash.
From BBC
According to state-run Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the destructive power attributed to the new torpedo's warhead would fit the description of a cobalt bomb.
From BBC
In 1950, he predicted a cobalt bomb that would destroy all life on the planet.
From BBC
Staffed by 18 Russian doctors and medical technicians�Cambodia itself has only a handful of native M.D.s �the new hospital was equipped with ten air-conditioned operating rooms, a cobalt "bomb" for cancer treatment, a hairdressing salon, room telephones, and pale blue potties in the children's wards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was it a cobalt bomb that would send a deadly cloud sweeping forever about the earth?
From Time Magazine Archive
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