### Question
What is the definition of nuclear explosive device?


### Answer
The definition of **nuclear explosive device** is as follows in *22 U.S.C. § 6305*:

> any device, whether assembled or disassembled, that is designed to produce an instantaneous release of an amount of nuclear energy from special nuclear material that is greater than the amount of energy that would be released from the detonation of one pound of trinitrotoluene (TNT)

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 6305*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION > SUBCHAPTER I-SANCTIONS FOR NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION**

