nuclear capability

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: nuclear weapons

The country does not have nuclear capability.

Examples of nuclear capability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since 2022, North Korea has dramatically ramped up its weapons tests in what analysts call an attempt to bolster its nuclear capability and increase its leverage in future diplomacy with the U.S. This story was reported by The Associated Press. —Hyung-Jin Kim, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024

Amid talk of escalation in both Europe and the Middle East, one key difference between Ukraine and Israel could play into Western thinking: nuclear capability. —Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024

In the short term, Iran is expected to continue its current policy of using proxies and its goal of achieving a nuclear capability. —Farhad Rezaei, National Review, 22 May 2024

So does Japan, which has almost all the same advantages as India, albeit with a latent nuclear capability. —Joshua Shifrinson, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2023