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Atom Bomb

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)

MWE

Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
atomic bombfission bombplutonium bomb
plural
Atom Bombs
possessive
Atom Bomb's
pluralpossessive
Atom Bombs'