nuclear arms
21Nuclear-free zone — A nuclear free zone is an area where nuclear weapons (see nuclear weapon free zone) and nuclear power are banned. The specific ramifications of these depend on the locale in question. In reality, nuclear weapons have freely traversed through,… …
22Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom — United Kingdom Nuclear program start date 10 April 1940 First nuclear weapon test 2 October 1952 First fusion weapon test …
23Nuclear weapons convention — A nuclear weapons convention is a proposed international treaty that would prohibit the development, testing, production, stockpiling, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as provide for their elimination. It would be… …
24Nuclear weapons and Ukraine — Weapons of mass destruction …
25Arms race — The term arms race, in its original usage, describes a competition between two or more parties for real or apparent military supremacy. Each party competes to produce larger numbers of weapons, greater armies, or superior military technology in a …
26Nuclear Posture Review — The Nuclear Posture Review is a process “to determine what the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategy should be.”[1] The first NPR of 2002 was the second of these quadrennial reviews of United States nuclear forces undertaken by the… …
27arms race — noun a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments • Hypernyms: ↑race * * * competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military arms. [1935 40] * * * arms race noun Competition among… …
28nuclear deterrent — /njukliə dəˈtɛrənt/ (say nyoohkleeuh duh teruhnt) noun a nuclear arms arsenal held by a nation, alliance, etc., regarded as inhibiting other nations from attacking with their own nuclear weapons because the response would be devastating. –nuclear …
29arms race — noun (countable usually singular) the attempt by different countries to produce powerful weapons: the nuclear arms race …
30Nuclear strategy — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage …
