| NOUN | act | nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat / threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials |
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| Meaning | The use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat / threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials. | |
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| Example | "assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism" | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Broader | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
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