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nu•cle•ar•ism
Pronunciation: (nOO'klē-u-riz"um, nyOO'- or, by metathesis, -kyu lu-), [key]—
n.
a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
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