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atomic bomb

noun

Etymology

Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.

Definitions

  1. A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.

  2. The possession of one or more atomic bombs

    The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.

    • Nine different countries have the atomic bomb as of 2022.

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