nonnuclear

American  

[non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / nɒnˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

1. not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc..

   to fight a nonnuclear war.

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of nonnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; non- + nuclear

Example Sentences

As China carries out the fastest nuclear arms-building program in world history, it wants weak, nonnuclear neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal

It may be possible for Hanwha to build the nonnuclear parts of the submarine, while turning to outside companies specializing in the nuclear portions, such as the engine room and the reactor-compartment sections, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, the U.S. government’s unannounced move to put a major, nonnuclear ally in the same company as countries such as China or North Korea has unsettled politicians, with many interpreting it as a blow to the U.S.-South Korea alliance.

From Los Angeles Times

The exclusive deal with the global investment firm KKR is part of PG&E’s plan to transfer its nonnuclear power generation to a newly formed subsidiary, Pacific Generation.

From New York Times

I’m thinking of how North Korean leader Kim Jong-un implicitly threatened to nuke his nonnuclear southern neighbor recently.

From Salon