nuke vs nuclear weapon

nuke and nuclear weapon both are nouns.

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

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

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