核兵器(かくへいき)

Common collocations

• 核兵器(かくへいき)の廃絶(はいぜつ): abolition of nuclear weapons
• 核兵器(かくへいき)の禁止(きんし): prohibition of nuclear weapons
• 核兵器(かくへいき)を保有(ほゆう)する: to possess nuclear weapons
• 核兵器(かくへいき)禁止(きんし)条約(じょうやく): Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Cultural note

As the only country to have experienced atomic bombings (広島(ひろしま) and 長崎(ながさき) in 1945), Japan has a particularly strong cultural and political sensitivity toward nuclear weapons. The phrase 非核三原則(ひかくさんげんそく) (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(かく) (nuclear) + 兵器(へいき) (weapons).