Synonyms

nuclear bomb

British

noun

a bomb whose force is due to uncontrolled nuclear fusion or nuclear fission

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Plutonium-239 is a radioactive isotope and byproduct of nuclear bomb explosions.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The last time the US tested a nuclear bomb was 23 September 1992.

From BBC

President Pezeshkian told the UN this week that his country would never seek to build a nuclear bomb.

From BBC

At 08:15 on August 6, 1945, as a nuclear bomb was falling like a stone through the skies over Hiroshima, Lee Jung-soon was on her way to elementary school.

From BBC

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