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DEFENCE > NUCLEAR DEFENCE

Preferred term

NUCLEAR DEFENCE  

Definition

  • NUCLEAR WEAPONS HELD BY A COUNTRY AS A DETERRENT TO ATTACK BY OUTSIDE FORCES

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED NOVEMBER 2004. PREVIOUSLY THE TERMS 'NUCLEAR WEAPONS' AND 'DEFENCE' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/7546ad47-d8a4-4150-a0d0-3fba485d614f

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