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n. - The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb v. - Cook or heat in a microwave oven; Bomb with atomic weapons; Strike at with firepower or bombs.

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  • Maybe it's time someone asked General Petraeus if losing New York City to a nuke is a price worth paying for our glorious victory in Iraq.
  • The only value in having a nuke is to deter the US.
  • Since I've worked in nuke power for over twenty years, I have insider knowledge of the topic.
  • To ignore the TIME PROVEN FACTUAL safety in nuke and coal is to be of the same mindset of global warming deniers.
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