nuclear terrorism vs terrorism

terrorism vs nuclear terrorism

nuclear terrorism and terrorism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nuclear terrorism	Yes	No	No	No
terrorism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, terrorism is a hypernym of nuclear terrorism; that is, terrorism is a word with a broader meaning than nuclear terrorism:

nuclear terrorism: the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials
terrorism: the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Other hypernyms of nuclear terrorism include act of terrorism, terrorist act.

nuclear terrorism (noun)	terrorism (noun)
the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials	the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Difference between nuclear terrorism and terrorism

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