suitcase nuke
Briefcase-sized catastrophe device
A suitcase nuke is a nuclear weapon small enough to fit in a suitcase or backpack—portable enough for one person to carry and deploy.
The term appears mostly in discussions of terrorism scenarios and thriller fiction: The plot involved terrorists smuggling a suitcase nuke into Manhattan.
Whether such devices actually exist remains a matter of speculation and classified information.
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- weapons of mass destructionArms causing widespread casualties
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- black marketIllicit trading system
- illegal armsUnlicensed weapons and munitions
radiological · atom bomb · portable · uranium-235 · espionage · spy thriller · detonation · plutonium-239 · weapon · atomic · civil defense · smuggling · dirty bomb · rogue state · covert ops · arms control · proliferation · critical mass
- nuclear weaponsatomic bomb, atom bomb, warheads, hydrogen bomb, a-bomb
suitcase nukeICBM
Ocean-spanning nuclear delivery system
intercontinental ballistic missile · thermonuclear bomb · hydrogen bomb · Tsar Bomba
suitcase nukestrategic bomber
Long-range military aircraft for major targets
suitcase nukethermonuclear warhead
Fusion-powered explosive device
hydrogen bomb · Tsar Bomba · nuclear arsenal · doomsday weapon
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