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nuclear

[noo-klee-er, nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˈnu kli ər, ˈnju-, -kjə lər /




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Instead the Strait is under fire and nuclear talks are barely underway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

The plan prioritises spending on the UK's nuclear deterrent and a transition towards greater use of drones and other unmanned systems in the armed forces.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

The overtures have been rebuffed by China, whose nuclear arsenal is much smaller than Russia's but has been rapidly growing.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Traditional techniques, including advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, could not fully determine how key parts of the molecules were arranged.

From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026

In Fukushima prefecture, the first tsunami wave reached the Daiichi nuclear plant at 3:27 P.M., forty minutes after the earthquake.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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