nuke

Example Sentences

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Anything short of that is merely kicking the nuke down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Stopping the nuke would give them more time to gather intelligence, but we learn there’s only a 61% chance of intercepting it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

He replied: “Deterrence theory is about risk assessment and is not scientific. But any nuke launched by Russia against humans would be treated the same whether launched from Russia or Belarus.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2023

This is all just in the first hour of setup, before the film does a fast-forward to the next conflict, years later, when humankind needs to nuke the Moon.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023

“I heard you got the nuke codes on you,” Eric said to me as Todd took his foul shots.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan