bombard vs nuke

bombard and nuke both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bombard	Yes	No	Yes	No
nuke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nuke is a hyponym of bombard; that is, nuke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bombard:

bombard (noun)	nuke (noun)
a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family	the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

bombard (verb)	nuke (verb)
direct high energy particles or radiation against	cook or heat in a microwave oven
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage	strike at with firepower or bombs
throw bombs at or attack with bombs	bomb with atomic weapons
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile