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• present tense form of nuke (3rd person singular).
• plural of nuke.

nukes

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1. A slang term for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons.

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I just interviewed John Mecklin, editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and we talked about existential risks, including nukes.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

“There’s I believe a growing appreciation that AIs are the new nukes, you have to have them.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a live-fire exercise for one of his top military priorities: an upgraded rocket launcher able to fire tactical nukes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

As for China, intelligence agencies estimate that it will have 1,000 nukes by 2030—only about one-third as many as the U.S. or Russia—but yes, the Chinese are building more nukes.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025

And now Coin, with her fistful of precious nukes and her well-oiled machine of a district, finding it’s even harder to groom a Mockingjay than to catch one.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins