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Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
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Most important for the people of 13, it was the center of the Capitol's nuclear weapons development program.†
Chpt 2

nuclear = relating to the central or most important part of something
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.†
Chpt 2
The Capitol had another nuclear arsenal out west, but it couldn't attack 13 without certain retaliation.†
Chpt 2
If it was that, surrender, or start a nuclear war," says Gale.†
Chpt 2
Nuclear History class.†
Chpt 3
You'll notice neither side has launched nuclear weapons.†
Chpt 6
Nuclear missiles would release radiation into the atmosphere, with incalculable environmental results.†
Chpt 10 *
Nuclear?†
Chpt 10
Would they be any protection against a nuclear attack?†
Chpt 10
Sensors indicate the first missile was not nuclear, but very powerful.†
Chpt 10
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.†
Chpt 14
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.†
Chpt 16

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