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111Nuclear history of the United States — Nuclear power in the United States may refer to: The history of nuclear power in the United States The history of nuclear weapons and the United States See also: Category:Nuclear history of the United States This disambiguation page lists… …
112nuclear-free — adjective a nuclear free country or area does not allow nuclear power or nuclear weapons to be produced or used within its borders …
113nuclear capability — nuclear capabilities N VAR If a country has nuclear capability, it is able to produce nuclear power and usually nuclear weapons …
114nuclear-free zone — noun An area in which the transport, storage, manufacture and deployment of nuclear weapons, and the transport or disposal of nuclear waste, are officially prohibited • • • Main Entry: ↑nuclear …
115nuclear power — noun * 1. ) uncount power, usually in the form of electricity, that is produced by nuclear energy 2. ) count a country that owns nuclear weapons and is capable of using them …
116nuclear disarmament — noun A country s act of giving up its nuclear weapons • • • Main Entry: ↑nuclear …
117nuclear threshold — noun The point in an armed conflict when nuclear weapons are resorted to • • • Main Entry: ↑nuclear …
118nuclear deterrence — nuclear de terrence n [U] the threat of using ↑nuclear weapons as a way to stop an enemy from attacking …
119nuclear disarmament — nuclear dis armament n [U] the process or activity of getting rid of ↑nuclear weapons …
120nuclear — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a nucleus. 2) using energy released in the fission or fusion of atomic nuclei. 3) possessing or involving nuclear weapons …