weapons-grade
Suitable for arsenal
Weapons-grade describes material refined to the purity required for nuclear weapons—particularly uranium or plutonium.
Figuratively, it means extremely potent or intense: weapons-grade stupidity, weapons-grade coffee.
The hyperbolic use suggests something so concentrated it could be dangerous.
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- enrichedMade more valuable
- fissileAble to split apart
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
isotope · enrichment · hexafluoride · yellowcake · criticality · reactor · cascade · proliferation
Extreme in degree
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- powerfulHaving great strength
- industrial-strengthExceptionally powerful or durable
- seriousWeighty and requiring attention
premium · top-tier · maximum · elite · uncut · concentrated · pure · potent
Stockpile of munitions
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- tacticalStrategically planned
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
stockpile · warhead · missile · deployment · artillery · armament · classified · restricted
uranium
Element ninety-two
centrifuge · isotope · enrichment · hexafluoride · yellowcake · criticality · reactor · cascade · proliferation · non-proliferation
intense
Extreme in degree
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- powerfulHaving great strength
- industrial-strengthExceptionally powerful or durable
serious · premium · top-tier · maximum · elite · uncut · concentrated · pure · potent · high-octane
arsenal
Stockpile of munitions
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- tacticalStrategically planned
strategic · stockpile · warhead · missile · deployment · artillery · armament · classified · restricted · military-industrial
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, arms reduction
weapons-gradedepleted
Severely reduced or emptied
low-grade · unrefined · unenriched · industrial-grade · impure
weapon, weapons, weaponry, weaponize, weaponized, weaponizing, weaponization, grade, grades