Mirv vs. Nuke — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mirv and Nuke
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Mirv
An offensive ballistic missile system having warheads aimed at independent targets that can be launched by a single booster rocket.
Nuke
A nuclear weapon.
Mirv
One of these warheads.
Nuke
Attack or destroy with nuclear weapons.
Mirv
To provide with multiple independent warheads.
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Nuke
A nuclear device or weapon.
Mirv
To equip a military force with a missile system of multiple independent warheads.
Nuke
A nuclear-powered electric generating plant.
Mirv
To attack with MIRV missiles.
Nuke
To attack with nuclear weapons.
Nuke
To heat in a microwave oven
"I obtained this soup by nuking one cup of water and mixing that with ... bouillon" (Judy Markey).
Nuke
A nuclear weapon.
Nuke
(by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
Nuke
A nuclear power station.
Nuke
(nautical) A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
Nuke
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
Nuke
(warez) A cautionary flag placed on a release to label it as "bad" for some reason or another (e.g., being a dupe of a previous release or containing malware).
Nuke
(rare) A microwave oven.
Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.
Nuke
Alternative spelling of nuc
Nuke
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Nuke
Alternative form of nook
Nuke
To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.
Nuke
To destroy or erase completely.
To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives.
Nuke
(Wikimedia Commons jargon) To completely delete all uploads of a user, usually due to copyright violations or vandalism.
Nuke
To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
Nuke
To expose to some form of radiation.
Nuke
To cook in a microwave oven.
I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner.
Nuke
To flag a release as bad for some reason or another (for instance, due to being a duplicate of an earlier release or containing malware).
Nuke
To overanalyze or despair unduly over something.
Nuke
The warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
Nuke
Strike at with firepower or bombs;
Zap the enemy
Nuke
Bomb with atomic weapons
Nuke
Cook or heat in a microwave oven;
You can microwave the left-overs
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