What is another word for nuclear testing?

Pronunciation: [njˈuːkli͡ə tˈɛstɪŋ] (IPA)

When it comes to describing the process of nuclear weapons testing, there are a number of synonyms and related terms that can be used. For instance, some might refer to this process as atomic testing, nuclear experimentation, or atomic weapons development. Other terms that might be used include nuclear detonation, fusion testing, and weaponized atom experimentation. Regardless of the specific term used, the process of testing nuclear weapons has raised many ethical and safety concerns in recent decades, with some calling for a complete halt to all such activity. Despite this controversy, nuclear testing continues to be carried out in various locations around the world.

Synonyms for Nuclear testing:

What are the hypernyms for Nuclear testing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Nuclear research, atomic testing, nuclear experimentation, radiation testing.

Famous quotes with Nuclear testing

  • The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world.
    Jenny Shipley
  • The Pacific had great hope that when the former President Mitered decided to halt nuclear testing, we had put behind us the issue of nuclear states testing their weapons in our Pacific region.
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  • I think the Bravo test is really important for a number of reasons. It's kind of symbolic. It raises a lot of the issues that are related to the whole controversy over nuclear testing.
    Martha Smith
  • There are all kinds of letters and protests that come from, not surprisingly, Japanese fishermen, the fishermen's wives; there are student groups, all different types of people; the protest against the Americans' use of the Pacific for nuclear testing.
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  • There was a lot of protest after Bravo, from countries like India, for example. India was the first country which came forward and proposed at the United Nations that all of these nuclear tests should be stopped, that there should be a complete ban on nuclear testing.
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