weapons-grade
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- adjective
- /ˈwɛpənzɡreɪd/
- Specialized
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de grado armamentístico
- The scientists tested the material and confirmed it was of weapons-grade quality, suitable for producing nuclear arms.
- weapons-grade material
- weapons-grade uranium
- weapons-grade plutonium
You get really high yields, but you have this trimethyl tin iodide leftover that is essentially weapons grade.
- You get really high yields, but you have this trimethyl tin iodide leftover that is essentially weapons grade.
- And that's just a few steps away from weapons grade and something that they need for a working nuclear weapon.
Examples
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Some 140 kilograms—about 300 pounds—of weapons-grade uranium is needed for at least one warhead.
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Down there it's all weapons-grade plutonium.
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If I want weapons grade plutonium, I make the balls go through in three or four months.
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Who knows how much longer Iran has until its uranium is enriched to weapons grade?
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The very large quantity of weapons-grade uranium that you were supposed to be safeguarding.
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The report did not specify to what degree the material was enriched and thus whether it should be considered weapons-grade.
Academic text (1995) -
While such a concentration would make the material weapons-grade, it would still need to be separated chemically from the other materials contained in the fuel.
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Research or isotope-production reactors should cease the practice of using weapons-grade uranium fuel.
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At the time, the U.S. had only four reactors capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to extract weapons-grade plutonium.
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Similarly, if Iran eventually does acquire a significant quantity of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium, this should not be equated with the possession of a nuclear weapon.
Academic text (2012)
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Etymology
The word weapons-grade combines weapons and grade, meaning 'level' or 'quality'. So it means 'of a quality for making weapons', for example very pure uranium or strong chemical agents that can be used in weapons.