more nuclearistic

nu·cle·ar·ism

[noo-klee-uh-riz-uhm, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-luh-]
noun
a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.

Origin:
1965–70; nuclear + -ism

nu·cle·ar·ist, noun
nu·cle·ar·is·tic, adjective


See nuclear.
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