nuclear threshold

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noun

the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use

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Words nearby nuclear threshold

nuclear reaction, nuclear reactor, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, nuclear testing, nuclear threshold, nuclear transfer, nuclear warhead, nuclear waste, nuclear weapon, nuclear winter

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How to use nuclear threshold in a sentence

He then laid out a scenario whereby because of this election, Iran will become a “nuclear threshold power” by the summer of 2013.
Conservative Election Party Not So Fun|Eli Lake|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST