Empty Quiver

Noun

US euphemistic

(US, euphemistic, military) The seizure, theft, or loss of a nuclear weapon.

Japanese Meaning

（米国の婉曲表現、軍事用語）核兵器が押収・盗難・喪失された状態を指す

What is this buttons?

The admiral warned that an Empty Quiver — the seizure, theft, or loss of a nuclear warhead — would spark an immediate international emergency if the missing warhead fell into the wrong hands.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

提督は、核弾頭の奪取や盗難、あるいは紛失が、行方不明の弾頭が誤った手に渡った場合に即座に国際的な緊急事態を引き起こすだろうと警告した。

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(US, euphemistic, military) The seizure, theft, or loss of a nuclear weapon.

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