nuclear triad

noun

Three traditional components of a nuclear weapons arsenal: strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

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Meanings

nounnuclear triad (plural nuclear triads)

plural nuclear triads

  1. Three traditional components of a nuclear weapons arsenal: strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 核三位一體 /核三位一体
  • 核三位一體 /核三位一体three-pronged nuclear capability
Dutch nucleaire triade
  • nucleaire triadethree-pronged nuclear capability
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APA

nuclear triad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20triad

MLA

“nuclear triad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20triad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear triad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20triad.

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