throw-weight

throw-weight
 n.β€” Β«Reducing the overall deterrent punchβ€”known as “throw-weight” in nuclear parlanceβ€”by adapting a few of the new generation of Astute nuclear hunter-killer attack boats under construction at Barrow-in-Furness to carry perhaps four long-range strategic missiles instead of 14.Β» β€”β€œBritain’s four options on Trident” by Ian Bruce The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland) Nov. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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