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nuclear

[noo-klee-er, nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /




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Crucially, it held on to its stockpile of nearly 1,000 pounds of near weapons-grade uranium—half of it buried in caskets in a tunnel deep under its Isfahan nuclear site, according to the U.N. atomic agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“On the weaponization side, the damage appears to be like punching holes, creating bottlenecks in the multitiered, lengthy process of making the nuclear weapons itself,” Albright said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

With this protection, the carbene becomes stable enough for detailed analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography, offering clear evidence that such molecules can exist in water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

A discussion of Iranian nuclear enrichment will likely be left to a later date.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

“Iowa is not ready for a nuclear attack,” announced the state’s civil defense director.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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