holocaust

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After it was over, he was a bumbling would-be demagogue whose running mate had terrified voters with the prospect of nuclear holocaust.

From Salon

Who could deny that the specter of nuclear holocaust has been the elephant in the Ukrainian room the whole time?

From Washington Post

Why else would they care if the ending of what they term a "holocaust" is announced in May or June?

From Salon

U.S. nuclear retaliation could launch a tit-for-tat cycle of escalation and lead to a global holocaust.

From Los Angeles Times

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin first invaded Ukraine on February 24th, he and his minions have repeatedly threatened to unleash an atomic holocaust against any nation that gets in the way of his objectives.

From Salon