Nuclear Weapon

A nuclear explosive configured for Department of Defense use.

A nuclear explosive configured for Department of Defense use.

(From Section 11.d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended) Any device utilizing atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or propelling the device (where such means is a separable and divisible part of the device), the principal purpose of which is for use as, or for development of, a weapon, weapon prototype, or a weapon test device.