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radiological weapon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A weapon, often a bomb, designed to achieve injury or contamination of a target by dispersing harmful radioisotopes.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 放射性武器 (fàngshèxìng wǔqì) — bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
  • Finnish: radiologinen ase — bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
  • Georgian: რადიოლოგიური იარაღი (radiologiuri iaraɣi) — bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
  • Russian: радиологи́ческое ору́жие (radiologíčeskoje orúžije) — bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes
  • Spanish: bomba radiológica — bomb that injures or contaminates through radioisotopes