nonnuclear
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- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈnjuːklɚ/
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no nuclear
- A fourth reason for the strength of the conventional wisdom may be that the nonnuclear military balance in Europe is a relatively new issue.
- nonnuclear weapons
- nonnuclear states
- nonnuclear countries
Examples
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Consequently, major nonnuclear weapons states (such as Germany, Japan, and South Korea) have continuing influence in shaping the IAEA's policies.
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The search for optimal ways of strengthening the nonnuclear aspects of Mongolia's external security is underway in many regional forums.
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The strengthening of nonnuclear aspects of security, including economic security and ecological balance, is being considered on a bilateral basis.
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The idea that nonnuclear powers arm because the existing nuclear powers do not disarm is contradicted by the actual history of the superpower arms competition.
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In December 1991, North and South Korea signed two dramatic agreements, promising reconciliation and also mutual weapons-facility inspections to create a nonnuclear peninsula.
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STATUS ANXIETY CURRENTLY: Japan, South Korea, and the nonnuclear NATO countries do not feel compelled to acquire their own nuclear weapons because the United States provides a credible deterrent to nuclear attacks against them.
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Editorial writers questioned Japan's commitment to its own nonnuclear principles (reactor-grade plutonium can also be used to make nuclear weapons).
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For example, many nonnuclear weapons states use highly enriched uranium (HEU) to produce medical isotopes for diagnoses and cancer treatment.
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Japan's faith in the efficacy of its nonnuclear, pacifist creed has been profoundly shaken by India's and Pakistan's spectacular saber-rattling.
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The country has implemented policies focusing on nonnuclear energy sources to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
Antonyms
How Nuclear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonnuclear is made from non- meaning 'not' and nuclear, from nucleus meaning 'core' or 'center'. So nonnuclear means 'not using or related to nuclear power or weapons', like energy that does not come from the atom's center.