Nuclear Club (Noun)
Meaning
The nations possessing nuclear weapons.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The international community remains concerned about the constant threat of new members joining the nuclear club.
- India's nuclear explosion in 1974 marked its official entry into the nuclear club.
- China acceded to full membership of the nuclear club with a thermonuclear test explosion in 1967.
- The nuclear club comprises nine nations possessing nuclear warheads including the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
- Analysts and security experts continuously warn that the biggest threat lies in volatile states attempting to join the nuclear club.