nuclear blackmail

Frequency: 4.02.1 per million words

threatening to use nuclear weapons to achieve political goals

blackmailADJECTIVE + blackmail

Categories:

nuclear

Examples (10)

  • The rogue state engaged in nuclear blackmail to achieve its territorial ambitions.
  • During the Cold War, the world lived under the constant threat of nuclear blackmail.
  • Diplomats worked tirelessly to prevent the crisis from escalating into nuclear blackmail.
  • The international community must stand united against any acts of nuclear blackmail.
  • If the negotiations fail, the country might resort to nuclear blackmail.
  • The world cannot be held hostage by the politics of nuclear blackmail.
  • The dictator's speech was a clear case of nuclear blackmail, threatening neighboring countries.
  • Analysts are concerned about the potential for nuclear blackmail in the region.
  • Is the possession of weapons by unstable regimes a form of implicit nuclear blackmail?
  • The treaty was designed to stop the spread of weapons and prevent nuclear blackmail.