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Definition of nonnuclear
1 : not nuclear: such asa : being a weapon whose destructive power is not derived from a nuclear reactionb : not operated by, using, or produced by nuclear energyc : not using or involving nuclear weapons
2 : not having nuclear weapons a nonnuclear country
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Many are concerned that the Trump administration could penalize big international banks that choose to do business in Iran, if they are deemed to violate nonnuclear American sanctions still in force against the country.
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Afghan and U.S. forces carried out the raid that killed Hasib in the same area where the U.S dropped a 22,000-pound MOAB bomb — the largest nonnuclear bomb — on a cave complex used by hundreds of ISIS fighters, killing nearly 100 militants.
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Last month, the United States dropped its largest nonnuclear device on a network of caves and tunnels used by the group in Nangahar, killing 94 fighters.
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The U.S. military dropped one of the largest nonnuclear bombs in its arsenal Thursday on an Islamic State tunnel-and-cave complex in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
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First Known Use of nonnuclear
1953
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