Nuclear 2

3. a large accumulated stock of goods or materials
8. take to pieces; late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘destroy the defensive capability of (a fortification)
9. a structure that holds a rocket or missile during its start
11. leave or come back from a place, esp. a war zone; remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position
12. a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as discouraging an enemy from attack

1. the force in tons or kilotons of TNT required to produce an equivalent explosion
2. the name of the treaty regulating disarmament
4. (of a weapon) meant for use in attack; adjective
5. the explosive head of a missile, torpedo, or similar weapon
6. the maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel
7. to proclaim, pronounce clearly, express in definite terms
10. an explosive artillery projectile or bomb