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

North Korea is the only country that has carried out nuclear testing since the 1990s - and even Pyongyang announced a moratorium in 2018.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Did he think the threat of resumed nuclear testing would strengthen his leverage over China’s President Xi?

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Hadn’t Khrushchev promised in Vienna that the Soviets would not be the first to restart nuclear testing?

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin