Nuke

Nuke may refer to:

Slang

• a nuclear weapon (or, when used as a verb, the act of deploying one)
• a verb meaning to heat in a microwave oven
• a general slang term meaning "to destroy completely" or "to inflict massive damage."

Computing

• Nuke (software), a node-based compositor
• Nuke (gaming), a damaging attack in a role-playing game
• Nuke (warez)
• A kind of denial-of-service attack against a computer network

Fiction

• Nuke (Marvel Comics), a villain with the American flag tattooed on his face
• Nuke (Squadron Supreme), a superhero from Earth-712
• "Nuke" LaLoosh, a main character in the film Bull Durham
• A narcotic that was made by drug lord Cain in the film RoboCop 2
• Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer, a supercouple from the television series As the World Turns

Games

• Nuclear War MUD, a text-based online role-playing game abbreviated Nuke

The nuke was also used in fallout during the time of war, in which this caused the main story to start.