nuclear vs nuclear weapon

nuclear

• Nuclear weapon 

• Nuclear power. 

• Involving an extreme course of action. 

• Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. 

• Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. 

• Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). 

• Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom. 

nuclear weapon

• A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.