nuclear bunker

collocation in English

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nuclear
adjective
uk
/ˈnjuː.klɪər/us
/ˈnuː.kliː.ɚ/
being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to ...
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bunker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌŋ.kər/us
/ˈbʌŋ.kɚ/
a shelter, usually underground, that has strong walls to protect the people inside it from bullets ...
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(Definition ofnuclearandbunkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anuclearbunkerbuster negates most of the countermeasures involved in the protection of underground bunkers by penetrating the defenses prior to detonating.
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It is violating its own non-proliferation treaties in the pursuit of so-callednuclearbunkerbusters.
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Proponents ofnuclearbunkerbusters respond that deeper bunkers entail higher costs, limiting the potential enemies who can withstandnuclearbunkerbusters.
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Supporters note that this is one of the reasonsnuclearbunkerbusters should be developed.
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Graffiti at the west site entrance, pointing to the existence of anuclearbunkerat this now exhausted site, has never been substantiated.
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To the north of the village there is a disusednuclearbunker.
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The resultingnuclearbunkerconstructed in the 1950s still stands in a little visited corner of the campus, although demolition had been proposed in the 2007 campus development plan.
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The primary difference between conventional andnuclearbunkerbusters is that, while the conventional version is meant for one target, the nuclear version can destroy an entire underground bunker system.
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The other schools were equipped with safe nuclear bunkers located in their basements with a ventilation system.
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Nuclear bunkers must also cope with the underpressure that lasts for several seconds after the shock wave passes, and prompt radiation.
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