nuclear capability

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: nuclear weapons
The country does not have nuclear capability.

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As for Iran not obtaining nuclear capability, the same was said of North Korea. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025 This matrix of deterrents – nuclear capability, US regional alliances, and Russian backing – likely insulates Pyongyang from the kind of unilateral military action Washington exercised in Iran. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 June 2025 But key questions remain unanswered—about the risk of continued fighting, about Iran’s nuclear capability and ambitions going forward, and about the shifting balance of power and rapidly changing regional order in the Middle East. Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2025 Trump has previously been vocal about preventing Iran from reaching nuclear capability. Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear capability

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“Nuclear capability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20capability. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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