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non-nuclear

adjective

  1. not of, concerned with, or operated by energy from fission or fusion of atomic nuclei

    non-nuclear weapons

  2. not involving, concerned with, or possessing nuclear weapons

    non-nuclear states

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia.

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Earlier on Tuesday, President Putin approved changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal, treating strikes from non-nuclear states, backed by a nuclear state, like the US, as a joint attack on Russia.

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It now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia.

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The doctrine now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia.

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On Tuesday, the Kremlin approved its updated nuclear doctrine - which says that any aggression from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be regarded as a joint attack on Russia.

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