nuclear testing

¹ Cultural  

1. The testing of nuclear weapons. (See Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.)

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nuclear testing ² Cultural  

1. The testing of atomic bombs (see also atomic bomb) by exploding them either above or below ground. (See Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.)

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Example Sentences

Yeaw indicated last week that Trump was serious when he said in October, without giving details, that the United States would resume nuclear testing.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Putin on Thursday held out the prospect of Russia and the U.S. working together on regulating nuclear testing, without elaborating, and suggested that could be discussed between aides meeting in Moscow next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

So a resumption of US nuclear testing could prompt China and Russia to do the same.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

A senior Russian official also warned that the renewed nuclear testing could cause a “chain response” that would lead to “chaos” in global security.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Dunning’s paper, which declared nuclear testing to be “mandatory to the defense of our country,” was couched in the sober language of an academic treatise.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik