nuclearization

nu·cle·ar·ize

N0185700 (no͞o′klē-ə-rīz′, nyo͞o′-)tr.v. nu·cle·ar·ized, nu·cle·ar·iz·ing, nu·cle·ar·iz·es To supply with nuclear weapons or deploy nuclear weapons in: nuclearize outer space.
nu′cle·ar·i·za′tion (-ə-rĭ-zā′shən) n.

nuclearization

(ˌnjuːklɪəraɪˈzeɪʃən) or

nuclearisation

n1. (Military) military the acquisition by a nation, or supplying to a nation, of nuclear weapons2. (Sociology) sociol the reorganization of a family unit into 'nuclear' form