nuclearism

American

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

noun

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

First recorded in 1965–70; nuclear + -ism

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nuclearism

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

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