nuclear bomb
Britishnoun
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A Reuters report that Iranian hardliners were pushing for Tehran to obtain a nuclear bomb helped push stocks to their lowest levels of the session in the afternoon, according to commentary published by Mizuho Securities.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Upon the plane’s return to the U.S., its “suitcase nuke” triggered the Geiger counters at an airport in Maine, convincing a customs agent that a nuclear bomb was about to strike America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Plutonium-239 is a radioactive isotope and byproduct of nuclear bomb explosions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
The last time Russia officially tested a nuclear weapon was in 1990, and the United States last tested a nuclear bomb in 1992.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
“What if German scientists succeed in making a nuclear bomb before we even investigate possibilities?”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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