tactical nuke
Battlefield atomic weapon
A tactical nuke is a nuclear weapon designed for battlefield use rather than strategic targets like cities—smaller yield, shorter range, meant for military objectives.
The term appears frequently in video games and military discussions.
Figuratively, a tactical nuke is any disproportionately devastating response to a localized problem: She dropped a tactical nuke on the meeting when she revealed the audit findings.
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- atomicOf elemental particles
- weapons gradeSuitable for armaments
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
kiloton · low yield · fallout · chain reaction · mushroom cloud · radiation · strike · payload · bunker buster · deterrent · arsenal · arms race · bunker · yield · detonation · blast radius · Hiroshima · cold war
- nuclear waratomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, ICBM, mushroom cloud, first strike
- nuclear weaponsatomic bomb, atom bomb, warheads, hydrogen bomb, a-bomb
- Superweaponsatomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, thermonuclear bomb, WMD
- Missilesmissile, ICBM, cruise missile, ballistic missile, guided missile
- Warheadsatomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead
tactical nukeICBM
Ocean-spanning nuclear delivery system
intercontinental ballistic missile · thermonuclear weapon · thermonuclear warhead · Tsar Bomba · doomsday weapon
tactical nukeconventional weapon
Non-WMD military armament
small arms · rifle · bayonet · non-lethal weapon · sidearm
tactical nukeprecision strike
Targeted military attack
surgical strike · smart bomb · sniper shot · conventional warfare · limited engagement
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