nuclear bomb
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Imagine if either the Nazis or the Russians got the nuclear bomb first. That would have been a very, very different world," he said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Iran has repeatedly denied it is seeking a nuclear bomb and says its programme is only for peaceful purposes, though the country is the only non-nuclear-armed state to have enriched uranium at near weapons-grade level.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
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
Lloyd: How long do you think a nuclear bomb would last?
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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