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nuke

noun as in nuclear weapon

verb as in attack with nuclear weapons

verb as in cook

Weak match

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Then he demanded that the Senate nuke the filibuster to pass the rest of his unpopular agenda.

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And that the Soviets had dozens of hydrogen bomb warheads in Cuba during the crisis—plus tactical nukes that Soviet commanders were ready and willing to use if attacked.

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And Kim’s confidence in his country’s nuclear program is so strong that he has signaled a major policy shift next year, where advances in conventional weaponry will take equal footing with the nukes.

Artificial intelligence, nukes, everything out of control, a cultural establishment that hates you.

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

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