megatonnage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of megatonnage
Example Sentences
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The Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Belorussians and the rest would prefer that all that megatonnage remain Gorbachev's responsibility rather than become the property of Boris Yeltsin.
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These questions are especially important because, according to present strategy, close to 60% of the U.S. nuclear megatonnage will be carried by manned bombers, the rest by missiles based on land and aboard submarines.
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By the most basic measurements, the two countries have thus achieved a rough nuclear standoff in which the U.S. possesses more warheads and Russia more megatonnage.
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The U.S. may also demand some limitation on the megatonnage of ICBMS.
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The two powers have thus achieved a nuclear standoff in which the U.S. has more warheads, while the Soviets lead in megatonnage.
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