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nuclear deterrent
nu·cle·ar de·ter·rent (plural nu·cle·ar de·ter·rents)


noun 
Definition:
 
nuclear weapons as deterrent: the nuclear weapons possessed by a country or an alliance thought of as a means of discouraging enemy attack
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