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nuclear triad

nuclear triad noun: three traditional components of a nuclear weapons arsenal: strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

Noun

nuclear triad (plural nuclear triads)

  1. Three traditional components of a nuclear weapons arsenal: strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

Forms of nuclear triad

pluralnuclear triads

Questions about nuclear triad

What does nuclear triad mean?
Nuclear triad means three traditional components of a nuclear weapons arsenal: strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
What part of speech is nuclear triad?
Nuclear triad is a noun.
What is the plural of nuclear triad?
The plural of nuclear triad is nuclear triads.

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