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nuclear weapons
Weapons that derive their destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or fusion. Includes atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs.
核兵器の廃絶を訴える。
To call for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
核兵器の使用は許されない。
The use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable.
世界から核兵器をなくすために、多くの国が条約に署名した。
Many countries signed the treaty in order to eliminate nuclear weapons from the world.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 核兵器の廃絶: abolition of nuclear weapons
- 核兵器の禁止: prohibition of nuclear weapons
- 核兵器を保有する: to possess nuclear weapons
- 核兵器禁止条約: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
CULTURE:
As the only country to have experienced atomic bombings (広島 and 長崎 in 1945), Japan has a particularly strong cultural and political sensitivity toward nuclear weapons. The phrase 非核三原則 (Three Non-Nuclear Principles) — not possessing, not producing, and not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons — is a cornerstone of Japan's postwar policy.
ETYMOLOGY:
核 (nuclear) + 兵器 (weapons).
Related Words
Related:
核