nuclearism

[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

Related forms

nu·cle·ar·ist, noun

nu·cle·ar·is·tic, adjective

Pronunciation note
See nuclear.

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Nuclearism is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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