1. Unleashed: v. release or loose from
E.g. In August 1945 the United States unleashed a new weapon of mass destruction against the Japanese
2. Conventional: adj. following accepted customs and standards. Sometimes too closely
Eg.Unlike conventional bombs, these new atomic bombs killed in two ways.
3. Magnitude: n. great size or importance
E.g. They killed by sheer magnitude of the blast and the resulting firestorm and they killed by means of nuclear fallout.
4. Dreadful: adj. very bad or unpleasant
E.g. In 1945 the United States possessed a monopoly on this new dreadful weapon.
5. Exclusiveness: n. can’t sand others
E.g. The exclusiveness was short-lived, however.
6. Allies: n. a person or country that helps or supports another one, especially in war
E.g. Although the United States and the Soviet Union had been wartime allies,
7. Embarked: v. to get on a ship before the start of its voyage
E.g. In an attempt to get or maintain an advantage in the power and numbers of nuclear weapons, both nations embarked on an arms race while at the same time preparing their citizens in the event that nuclear weapons were deployed.
8. Shielded: v. protect or keep safe; be or provide a shield for; serve as a shield
E.g. In effect, a Cold War was being waged, and civilian populations could no longer be shielded from the violence of war.
9. Generated: v. cause to exist; produce
E.g. The above ground explosions generated nuclear fallout.
10. Incremental: increase
E.g. With each incremental increase in the level of hostility between the two superpowers,
