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nuclear bomb

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noun

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

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"If the ultimate objective is to ensure forever that Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, I think we have cracked that problem through these negotiations," the foreign minister said.

From Barron's

The United States last test detonated a nuclear bomb in 1992.

From Barron's

The warnings were issued days after the US and Iran held a second round of Omani-mediated talks, this time in Geneva, with the US seeking to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, something it says it is not pursuing, and Iran seeking relief from US sanctions.

From Barron's

It is unclear how much of that could be up for serious discussion or whether any of the ideas will be enough to persuade the U.S. that the talks could meet its goal of stripping Tehran of the capacity to make a nuclear bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times