nuke

Example Sentences

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Thank whatever god responsible that never happened, because the devastation of dropping just one nuke would be so horrendous that we can barely comprehend it.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Anything short of that is merely kicking the nuke down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

He replied: “Deterrence theory is about risk assessment and is not scientific. But any nuke launched by Russia against humans would be treated the same whether launched from Russia or Belarus.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2023

“Is this some end-of-the-world thing? You want to find your father and reconcile before your alien friends nuke the planet?”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson