nuclear exchange
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnuclearandexchange
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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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exchange
noun
uk/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/us/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
the act of giving something to someone and them giving you ...
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(Definition ofnuclearandexchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is worth giving a brief historical background of the dispute to understand its intractability and why an accidentalnuclearexchangecould erupt from it.
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Birth of rats followingnuclearexchangeprocedure was repeated once if initial fusion was not successful.
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Therefore, we must be able to withstand a long war, as well as envisaging a short, horriblenuclearexchangethat would end with mutual devastation.
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The devastation that would result today from anuclearexchangein a theatre war would be immeasurably worse.
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Further, the maritime environment offers a potential adversary a unique opportunity to apply pressure with less risk of escalation to fullnuclearexchange.
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The good news is that since the end of the cold war, one threat has been dramatically reduced—that of a strategicnuclearexchangebetween superpowers.
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They have no need to if they can get all they want without the risk ofnuclearexchange.
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They will listen to us because others may survive thenuclearexchange.
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It is not from those that a war will escalate into thenuclearexchange.
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Think of the consequences of anynuclearexchange.
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A prolonged war at sea, either before or without a strategicnuclearexchange, was not even considered worth mentioning.
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It may have been unrealistic to expect anti-submarine forces to be available after anuclearexchange.
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Secondly, the risk of anuclearexchangebeing triggered in error by an insubordinate or maverick custodian would be eliminated.
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Yet of course it is also possible to imagine anuclearexchangeso great that really it made civil protection and civil defence useless.
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Without them we could not carry on a war, except perhaps a briefnuclearexchangewhich would put an end to everything.
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In anynuclearexchangethe country would be turned into a radioactive cinder heap.
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We have never attempted to disguise the fact that the consequences of anuclearexchangewill be appalling.
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We are not talking about anuclearexchange.
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That is what we have achieved by peaceful means; we could never have done so bynuclearexchange.
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