no nukes

no nukes

A position of opposition to or protest against nuclear weapons or nuclear energy. This part of the country has been loudly and proudly proclaiming "No Nukes" since the rise of nuclear power in the 1960s. The president has signified that she will only sign the treaty if the other country commits to no nukes in the future.
See also: no, nuke
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • nuke
  • No nukes!
  • brown energy
  • have a/(one's) finger on the button
  • go nuclear
  • nuclear
  • nuclear option
  • press the button
  • China syndrome
  • rattle sabers
References in periodicals archive
Apparently there are no nukes in that spoke of the Axis of Evil, which concerns me.
There are no nukes in Iran, and I have a bunch of coffee addicts building bomb shelters and buying all the radon detectors, beef jerky, canned beans and bottled water they can get their hands on because I trusted our government when it said there were nukes in Iran.
North Korea's leaders don't need to be bright to spot that Saddam couldn't defend himself because he had no nukes.