annihilation
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In 2022, during the last review of the treaty that is considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was "one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
In this picture, the chance of annihilation depends not only on how often particles interact, but also on the balance between the two types of dark matter in a given system.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
How much can one film really change a world that seems like it’s careening faster and faster toward annihilation?
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Relations between Washington and Moscow were starting to thaw, yet a staggering stockpile of almost 70,000 nuclear warheads meant the threat of annihilation lingered in the air.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026
During that same summer of the Americans’ annihilation by the Soviets, Bobby Fischer, now twelve, was engaged in his own battles on the board, playing in a tournament in Greenwich Village.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing annihilation
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