nonstrategic
adjective
non·stra·te·gic
ˌnän-strə-ˈtē-jik 
: not of, relating to, marked by, or concerned with strategy : not strategic
an unplanned, nonstrategic decision
nonstrategic forces/weapons
This isn't to say that tonight's post-debate spin circus won't serve a variety of nonstrategic aims. For starters, it's a necessary evil to keep the networks happy.—
Michelle Cottle
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Unlike strategic weapons, tactical nuclear weapons—or nonstrategic weapons—have a smaller yield and are designed for use on the battlefield or in what is known as a specific theater.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Gannett has been divesting some of its businesses, real estate holdings and nonstrategic assets to pay down debt.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Getting the three major nuclear powers to agree to some form of nuclear guardrails across all domains—nonstrategic and strategic nuclear weapons, missile defenses, and space—will be highly complex.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Of the total inventory, about 1,710 strategic warheads are deployed, about 1,112 strategic warheads and about 1,558 nonstrategic warheads are in storage and about 1,200 warheads are retired but still largely intact, awaiting dismantlement.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Gannett has been divesting some of its businesses, real estate holdings and nonstrategic assets to pay down debt.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Getting the three major nuclear powers to agree to some form of nuclear guardrails across all domains—nonstrategic and strategic nuclear weapons, missile defenses, and space—will be highly complex.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Of the total inventory, about 1,710 strategic warheads are deployed, about 1,112 strategic warheads and about 1,558 nonstrategic warheads are in storage and about 1,200 warheads are retired but still largely intact, awaiting dismantlement.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Nonstrategic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstrategic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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