nuclear capability

collocation in English

meaningsofnuclearandcapability

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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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capability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofnuclearandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The congressional armed services committees were more concerned with offensivenuclearcapabilityand deterrence than they were with passive defense.
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The difficulty all the time is that there is a strange dichotomy between what would amount to possession ofnuclearcapabilityand participation in control.
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I am much perturbed about the question of the balance between conventional forces andnuclearcapability.
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There are thousands of aircraft, and a great many of them with anuclearcapability.
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If we take this country out of the strategicnuclearcapability, it leaves the ultimate defence of our national interest in someone else's hands.
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Then there is the problem of the haemorrhaging ofnuclearcapability.
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The sub-strategicnuclearcapabilityensures the coherence of our overall deterrent posture by providing the essential link between conventional and strategic nuclear forces.
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A number of features of his case illustrate our need for a flexiblenuclearcapability.
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We must therefore ensure that we maintain ournuclearcapability.
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I have always regarded the possession of thenuclearcapabilityas a protection against nuclear blackmail.
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I say "broad equality" because it makes sense to include the totalnuclearcapabilityof the two super-powers.
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If that is the case, what message does that send to neo-region states which are criticised for developing anuclearcapabilityfor civilian benefit only?
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That seems to me to be a reduction of the totalnuclearcapabilityand should be welcomed.
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But a sophisticatednuclearcapabilitycannot be achieved without testing.
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I am pleased that we have maintained anuclearcapability, and that it is to continue.
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I lose no sleep over the small reduction in ournuclearcapability.
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The question before us is not merely the generalised question of whether we should retain our strategicnuclearcapabilitybut what that capability should be.
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In fact, this need adds strength to the argument that we consider our own tactical as well as strategicnuclearcapability.
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If we do not replace it, then far from increasing ournuclearcapabilitywe shall have none.
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We plan to develop further a range of techniques to enable us to maintain ournuclearcapabilityin the absence of testing.
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