atomic weapon

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On Thursday, the Kremlin sought to cool tensions, saying those tests did not constitute a test of an atomic weapon.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Prior to the fall of Berlin, Allied intelligence had already begun to cast serious doubt on Germany’s progress toward developing an atomic weapon.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

And because it involves nuclear material, it can often be confused, in public discussion, with an atomic weapon.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022

The agreement eased economic sanctions on Tehran in return for curbs to the Iranian nuclear program designed to make it harder to develop an atomic weapon - an ambition Tehran denies.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2021

Bush and Conant had been skeptical about an atomic weapon in part because of the reluctance of eminent physicists to commit themselves to the work not only in word but deed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik