How to Use nuclear capability in a Sentence
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Trump said the deal, which exchanged sanctions relief for a rollback of Iran’s nuclear capability, was too generous and not strict enough.
—Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Nov. 2020
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China’s reported test of a new orbital weapon with nuclear capability is bad news for the United States.
—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
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But this time, Pyongyang dialed back on the display of military might – there were no ballistic missiles on show, no boasts of nuclear capability.
—Sung-Yoon Lee, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2021
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The latest high-profile military showcase comes amid signs that North Korea has been stepping up its nuclear capability to pressure the United States and its allies.
—Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
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North Korea tests a new weapon designed to bolster its nuclear capability.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
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Each has weaponized all the modern tools of state power, including nuclear capability, to diminish the democratic world.
—Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022
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But some experts say Pyongyang has also used its rivals’ drills as a chance to test new weapons systems, boost its nuclear capability, and increase its leverage in future dealings with Washington and Seoul.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022
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But some experts worry that Pyongyang also uses the drills as a chance to test new weapons, strengthen its nuclear capability, and increase its leverage in future dealings with Washington and Seoul.
—Isaac Lee, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2023
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And over the past year, the North has enshrined its nuclear capability in its laws and started talking about its first-strike capabilities, rather than casting its arsenal as purely defensive.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
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Armed warplanes are among the most notorious military spending programs, and adding a nuclear capability tends to exacerbate both.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2021
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Bennett and bin Zayed will also confront emerging disagreements over international efforts to slow the nuclear capability of Iran.
—Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021
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Designed as a science experiment, the satellite still scared U.S. leaders about the potential of the Soviets developing advanced nuclear capability.
—Shareef Jackson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2020
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But negotiations have faltered since their second summit in February 2019, when the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capability.
—Washington Post, 10 July 2020
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The discovery follows recent warnings by Pentagon officials about rapid advances in China’s nuclear capability.
—Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2021
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The conventional-retaliation option—either against the Russian units that launched whatever nuclear capability was employed or against other Russian formations—would be highly escalatory.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2022
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North Korea would eventually use its boosted nuclear capability as a bargaining chip to win international recognition as a legitimate nuclear state, the relaxing of international sanctions and other concessions, analysts say.
—Time, 26 Dec. 2022
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