megatonnage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of megatonnage
Example Sentences
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Catholic leaders sharply criticize U.S. nuclear arms policy The meaning of this moment is not about weapons systems, megatonnage or complicated treaties.
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However, though the Soviets lead in the number and megatonnage of iCBMs, the U.S., with its larger fleets of H-bombers and Polaris subs, retains a substantial edge in the overall number of deliverable warheads.
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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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The key point, however, is that the Pentagon considers total megatonnage less crucial than the capacity to deliver a sufficient number of warheads to do the required job.
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Titans make up one-third of the land-based U.S. megatonnage.
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