12 uses
- The Capitol, like 13 during the Dark Days, finds itself completely cut off from outside help as it holds the threat of nuclear attack over its enemies.Chapter 16 (36% in)
- Most important for the people of 13, it was the center of the Capitol's nuclear weapons development program.Chapter 2 (8% in)
- During the Dark Days, the rebels in 13 wrested control from the government forces, trained their nuclear missiles on the Capitol, and then struck a bargain: They would play dead in exchange for being left alone.Chapter 2 (8% in)
- The Capitol had another nuclear arsenal out west, but it couldn't attack 13 without certain retaliation.Chapter 2 (9% in)
- If it was that, surrender, or start a nuclear war," says Gale.Chapter 2 (81% in)
- Nuclear History class.Chapter 3 (33% in)
- "You'll notice neither side has launched nuclear weapons.Chapter 6 (71% in)
- Nuclear missiles would release radiation into the atmosphere, with incalculable environmental results.Chapter 10 (8% in)
- " "Nuclear?"Chapter 10 (72% in)
- Would they be any protection against a nuclear attack?Chapter 10 (73% in)
- Sensors indicate the first missile was not nuclear, but very powerful.Chapter 10 (79% in)
- They had some of their military resources situated on the outskirts of the Capitol itself—nuclear missiles, aircraft, troops—but a significant chunk of their power was now under an enemy's control.Chapter 14 (5% in)
There are no more uses of "nucleus" in Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay).
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