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nuclearism

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[noo-klee-uh-riz-uhm, nyoo-, -kyuh-luh-] / ˈnu kli əˌrɪz əm, ˈnyu-, -kyə lə- /

noun

  1. a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.

Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Other Word Forms

  • nuclearist noun
  • nuclearistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of nuclearism

First recorded in 1965–70; nuclear + -ism

Example Sentences

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Those who refused to join the hysteria were diagnosed as suffering from "nuclearism" or "psychic numbing."

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