We found 2 definitions of atomic weapon from 2 different sources.
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atomic weapon - a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction | ||
nuclear weapon | ||
w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, wmd a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) | ||
a-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb plutonium bomb | ||
atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb | ||
fusion bomb, h-bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium |