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Meanings of nuke (nukes) in English

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An appliance for cooking food using microwave energy.

microwavemicrowave oven

The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb.

atomic warheadnuclear warheadthermonuclear warhead

Strike at with firepower or bombs.

atomizeatomise

Bomb with atomic weapons.

atom-bomb
Usage of nuke (nukes) in English
1
So far, no Martian nukes were on their way to crack Ceres.
Leviathan Wakes
2
The last and only option was to react to 'nukes with nukes'.
Reuters
3
You can also buy additional bombs, freezes, and nukes in the app.
Wired
4
Fred pointed at Linda and then to the nukes on the ship.
Ghosts of Onyx
5
President Obama wants the world to get rid of its nukes, eventually.
Wired
6
Fred shook his headas if those nukes would go off if jostled.
Ghosts of Onyx
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The design addresses one of the biggest shortcomings of nukes in space.
Wired
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Israel documents: South African general says country should get nukes on Jericho missiles.
The Guardian
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He was, in any case, finding the pursuit of nukes an expensive drain.
The Guardian
10
Everyone knows they're designed to carry nukes, and to hurl them long distances.
Wired
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Without the detonator codes, those older nukes were no more dangerous than paperweights.
Ghosts of Onyx
12
That is, if the U.S. actually knows where the nukes are.
Wired
13
C wants me to ensure that all the Pakistani nukes are locked down.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
14
Should the occasion arise, he would think twice about firing nukes.
The Guardian
15
Except that Pakistan isn't trying to safeguard its nukes from them.
Wired
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Jarves swallowed, then snuck a glance at the line of nukes.
Retribution
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