NUCFLASH

NUCFLASH
/noohk"flash', nyoohk"-/, n.
a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear-weapon launch or of a nuclear attack.
[nuc(lear) flash]

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  • NUCFLASH — /noohk flash , nyoohk /, n. a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear weapon launch or of a nuclear attack. [nuc(lear) flash] * * * …   Universalium

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