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NUCFLASH

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[nook-flash, nyook-] / ˈnukˌflæʃ, ˈnjuk- /

noun

  1. a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear-weapon launch or of a nuclear attack.

Etymology

Origin of NUCFLASH

nuc(lear) flash

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