nuclear weapon vs nuke

nuclear weapon and nuke both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nuclear weapon	Yes	No	No	No
nuke	Yes	No	Yes	No

nuclear weapon (noun)	nuke (noun)
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction	the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

nuclear weapon (verb)	nuke (verb)
	cook or heat in a microwave oven
	strike at with firepower or bombs
	bomb with atomic weapons