Ballistic Nuclear

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BN
Pronunciation
/bəˈlɪstɪk ˈnukliər/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. SSBN is the United States Navy's hull classification symbol for a fleet ballistic nuclear missile submarine.
  2. The US is increasingly concerned about China's deployment of mobile land and sea-based intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles that have the range to hit the US, according to people familiar with an imminent Pentagon report on China's military.
  3. It all seems more like an overgrown spoiled child lacking adult supervision than the leader of a state building intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
  4. After ballistic missile and nuclear tests in 2009, Washington tried again to engage, despite quiet uneasiness among its allies.
  5. So while ballistic missile tests and nuclear explosions matter, killing South Koreans appears to rank lower.

Other meanings of BN