nuclear weapons

nuclear weapons
Weapons of mass destruction that are powered by nuclear reaction. Types of nuclear weapons include atom bombs, hydrogen bombs, fission bombs, and fusion bombs.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


nuclear weapons
Weapons of mass destruction that are powered by nuclear reaction. Types of nuclear weapons include atom bombs, hydrogen bombs, fission bombs, and fusion bombs.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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