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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The cobalt bomb was developed by Canadian atomic scientists and is the strongest radioactive source ever used for a peacetime purpose in any country.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemplating "the hydrogen and perhaps a cobalt bomb," Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill of the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
That fifth cobalt bomb is sending the index up fast.
From The Ethical Way by Farrell, Joseph
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