nuclear
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Berlin hopes the decision removes an irritant with Paris as they extend France’s nuclear deterrent to other European countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A punk-vicious “Subdivisions” — “Be cool or be cast out,” go the lyrics — benefited from added grit, while 1984’s “Distant Early Warning” burrowed into nuclear anxiety with unstoppable momentum.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
But leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said on the eve of the visit that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme was "the line of no retreat".
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Such weakness would also hurt the U.S. in nuclear talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It can take up to twenty-four hours for a properly functioning nuclear reactor to reach cold shutdown—the point at which the temperature of the core dips below boiling.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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