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non-nuclear
adjective
not of, concerned with, or operated by energy from fission or fusion of atomic nuclei
non-nuclear weapons
not involving, concerned with, or possessing nuclear weapons
non-nuclear states
Example Sentences
In return for Ukraine’s cooperation in becoming a non-nuclear state and joining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation pact, the three countries gave Ukraine security assurances.
Many of those nations use their arsenals to exercise imperial impunity, while non-nuclear states increasingly feel compelled to pursue nuclear weapons in the name of national security and survival.
In recent months, and especially the past few days, Israel has pummeled Iran’s non-nuclear military sites—ballistic missiles, air-defense batteries, munitions plants—and assassinated several commanders.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested on Wednesday that a date for further talks would be announced in the "very near future", but made clear that Moscow was looking to guarantee Ukraine's "neutral, non-aligned and non-nuclear status".
Statements by current and former Russian officials also indicate that Moscow would be prepared to cease hostilities, only if its original objectives are achieved - namely a demilitarised, neutral and non-nuclear Ukraine.
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