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nu•cle•ar•ism
(no̅o̅′klē ə riz′əm, nyo̅o̅′- or, by metathesis, -kyə lə-),USA pronunciation n.
nu′cle•ar•ist, n.
nu′cle•ar•is′tic, adj.
- Government, Philosophya political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- nuclear + -ism 1965–70
nu′cle•ar•is′tic, adj.
- See nuclear.