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nuclear weapon

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18 U.S.C. § 832 — as used in this section (2 versions over time)

“nuclear weapon” means any weapon that contains or uses nuclear material as defined in section 831(f)(1).1

22 U.S.C. § 8008 — in this chapter

The terms “nuclear weapon” and “nuclear explosive device” mean any device designed to produce an instantaneous release of an amount of nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is greater than the amount of energy that would be released from the detonation of one pound of trinitrotoluene (TNT).

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