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Nuclear Weapons Adjective ˈnjuːkliə(R ˈnuːkliər Power Plant/Station China
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/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/ /ˈnuːkliər/ |
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- a nuclear power plant/station
- china and india only produce a very small percentage of their electricity from nuclear facilities.
- the nuclear industry
- nuclear-powered submarines
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nuclear(adjective)/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/ /ˈnuːkliər/- using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy
- a nuclear power plant/station
- China and India only produce a very small percentage of their electricity from nuclear facilities.
- the nuclear industry
- nuclear-powered submarines
- a nuclear reactor
- nuclear waste/fuel
- connected with weapons that use nuclear energy
- nuclear weapons/arms
- a nuclear bomb/missile/warhead
- a nuclear explosion/attack/war
- the country’s nuclear capability (= the fact that it has nuclear weapons)
- The country is developing a nuclear weapons program.
- They aim to discourage the country from developing its nuclear weapons program further.
- They argued in favour of keeping a nuclear deterrent (= nuclear weapons that are intended to stop an enemy from attacking).
- The opponents are campaigning for nuclear disarmament.
- Years of threats by the U.S. have done nothing to curb these states' nuclear ambitions (= attempts to develop nuclear weapons).
- Russia's huge nuclear arsenal
- of the nucleus (= central part) of an atom
- nuclear particles
- a nuclear reaction
Word Origin- mid 19th cent.: from nucleus + -ar.
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