[CoastalCoder]

Because I started thinking about which device (nuke vs. lead bullet) was more capable of delivering computational malware, as that would lend itself to more entertaining pun.

But I eventually decided that wasn't a fruitful vein of humour, so I pared it back to mere mention of the weapon.

I.e., even though I no longer jad a reason to prefer the bomber over the pistol for the pun, I stayed with it out of mere joke-planning inertia.

Why mention just one or the other in my original comment? Well, because, as you probably know, brevity is the soul of wit.