Should all nukes be destroyed? Russia has wielded its nuclear arsenal as a threat once again, with latest reports suggesting that Putin may intend to launch nuclear missiles into space.
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D-day - The largest amphibious invasion in the history of war. On 6 June 1944, the Allies landed 150,000 troops on five beaches in Normandy, France.
Adversary - Enemy or opponent.
Stratosphere - A layer of the atmosphere which extends for 31 miles above the Earth’s surface.
Vaporised - Turned into vapour.
Apocalypse - A Christian name for the end of the world. Descended from a Greek word meaning uncover, it was used to describe the Biblical book of Revelation.
Dystopian - Relating to an imagined society where there is great suffering or injustice.
Celestial - Relating to the sky or space.
Soviet Union - Officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). A powerful group of communist republics, the biggest being Russia, that existed from 1922 to 1991.
Ratified - Formally approved.
Warheads - The device containing nuclear materials, fitted onto a missile, torpedo or bomb.
Deterrent - Something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
Arsenals - Collections of weapons.
Clandestinely - Secretly, or without being observed or noticed.