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nuclear deterrent

nuclear deterrent noun: the arsenal of nuclear weapons of a nation viewed as a deterrent to an enemy from attacking.

Noun

nuclear deterrent (plural nuclear deterrents)

  1. The arsenal of nuclear weapons of a nation viewed as a deterrent to an enemy from attacking.

Forms of nuclear deterrent

pluralnuclear deterrents

Questions about nuclear deterrent

What does nuclear deterrent mean?
Nuclear deterrent means the arsenal of nuclear weapons of a nation viewed as a deterrent to an enemy from attacking.
What part of speech is nuclear deterrent?
Nuclear deterrent is a noun.
What is the plural of nuclear deterrent?
The plural of nuclear deterrent is nuclear deterrents.

Words near nuclear deterrent in the dictionary

  1. nuclear codes
  2. nuclear data
  3. nuclear decay
  4. nuclear democracy
  5. nuclear deterrence
  6. nuclear deterrent
  7. nuclear deterrents
  8. nuclear disintegration
  9. nuclear energy
  10. nuclear envelope
  11. nuclear envelopes

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