nuclearization
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌnjuːklɪəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Literature
- For political and operational reasons, the MAD school would consider military action against Iran ineffective and impossible after Iran's nuclearization.
- Iran's nuclearization
Examples
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Presumably, following Iran's nuclearization, other regional actors would seek to develop their own nuclear capabilities.
Academic text (2011) -
By the same token, Gorbachev seems interested in increasing the emphasis on preventing the nuclearization of the region.
Academic text (1990) -
In South Asia, democratic India led the way to the nuclearization of the subcontinent.
Academic text (2000) -
Overall, though not insurmountable, the obstacles to Saudi nuclearization are considerable.
Academic text (2013) -
At no time did India see threats coming solely from within its geographic region, although the nuclearization of the neighborhood must be a matter of continuing concern.
Academic text (1997) -
Many in the Israeli defense establishment would perceive Iran's nuclearization as evidence of the United States' diminishing ability to resolve global and regional security issues.
Academic text (2011) -
Even if Iran is unlikely to transfer nuclear weapons to its proxies, Iran's nuclearization would still oblige Israel to revise its strategic theory and practice.
Academic text (2011) -
Instead, Washington should focus on containing the regional effects of North Korea's and Iran's nuclearization and on setting the conditions for eventual regime change and nuclear rollback.
Academic text (2010) -
Ironically, the nuclearization of India and Pakistan in 1998 may have helped in this regard: although nuclearization initially sharpened New Delhi's conflicts with both Islamabad and Beijing, it also allowed India to approach its territorial problems with greater self-assurance and pragmatism.
Academic text (2006) -
The nuclearization of North Korea has raised concerns about regional security in East Asia.
Antonyms
- Formal
24
7.4
The removal of nuclear weapons and materials from a country or region
How Nuclear-free
- Formal
24
7.4
- Specialized
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6.6
- Formal
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4.3
- Literature
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7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
nuclearization = nuclearize (transparent) = nuclear + ize + ation
Straightforward nominalization of 'nuclearize' (nuclear + -ize) to denote the process or state of becoming nuclear (e.g., acquiring nuclear power/weapons).
Etymology
Nuclearization comes from nuclear, which comes from nucleus meaning 'core', plus -ize 'to make' and -ation for the process. So when we talk about a country's nuclearization, we mean it is being 'made nuclear' — gaining nuclear power or nuclear weapons.