NUCLEAR TERRORISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nuclear terrorism mean? 

• NUCLEAR TERRORISM (noun)
  The noun NUCLEAR TERRORISM has 1 sense:

1. the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials

  Familiarity information: NUCLEAR TERRORISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUCLEAR TERRORISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism

Hypernyms ("nuclear terrorism" is a kind of...):

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)