nuclear warhead

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noun

a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.

Nearby words

nuclear test ban treaty, nuclear test-ban treaty, nuclear testing, nuclear threshold, nuclear transfer, nuclear warhead, nuclear waste, nuclear weapon, nuclear winter, nuclear-free zone, nuclearism

Origin of nuclear warhead

First recorded in 1950–55

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