nuke
Example Sentences
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In case of a Soviet attack, nukes dispersed in thousands of miles of cut-and-cover tunnels could be launched within 20 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s helping the move from coal to fracked oil and natural gas to nukes.
And that the Soviets had dozens of hydrogen bomb warheads in Cuba during the crisis—plus tactical nukes that Soviet commanders were ready and willing to use if attacked.
From Literature
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And Kim’s confidence in his country’s nuclear program is so strong that he has signaled a major policy shift next year, where advances in conventional weaponry will take equal footing with the nukes.
Artificial intelligence, nukes, everything out of control, a cultural establishment that hates you.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.