nuclear-free

adjective

: not having or allowing nuclear energy, weapons, or materials
a nuclear-free zone/area

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That bet is that the American people believe a nuclear-free Iran is worth the cost of $5 a gallon of gasoline. NBC news, 17 May 2026 Those long timelines alone should be a deterrent, said Tim Judson, executive director of the Nuclear Information Resource Service, a nonprofit advocate for a nuclear-free world. Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025 China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 On nuclear, Kung reaffirmed Taiwan’s nuclear-free path but left open the possibility of adopting advanced technologies like small modular reactors. Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear-free

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“Nuclear-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear-free. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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