| 释义 |
near-nuclear, a. and n.
Brit. |ˌnɪəˈn(j)uːklɪə|, U.S. |ˈnɪrˈn(j)uklɪ(ə)r|
[‹ near adv.2 + nuclear adj.]
A. adj. Of or designating nations which do not possess nuclear weapons, but which are believed to have, or to be close to having, the capacity to make them.
1966Economist 16 July 230 (heading) Open door closing: is there still a chance of a non-proliferation treaty of a kind the near-nuclear states would accept? 1975Times 5 May 7/1, 37 more have not even signed [the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]—including..a number of near-nuclear countries like Argentina, Brazil, India, Israel, Pakistan and South Africa. 1991Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 27 Dec. 21 This was also the year that we stopped a near-nuclear dictator before he could take over the world's oil supply. 2003Hindu (Electronic ed.) 14 June A nuclear or near-nuclear North Korea needs a multilateral and dialogue approach rather than any firmer action.
B. n. A near-nuclear nation. Freq. in pl.
1967Times 21 Feb. 4/3 The disarmament conference resumes its new session at Geneva today with the..prospect..of varied and insistent objections from the ‘near-nuclears’—Germany and India, in particular. 1985Guardian (Nexis) 26 Aug. Nato signatories would prefer to concentrate on reinforcing the treaty provisions against transfer of nuclear materials to prevent the ‘near-nuclears’ from perfecting the capacity they possess. 1995Internat. Affairs 77 148 The future is about how the strong (for example, France) might cope with the weak (e.g., any number of current near-nuclears). |