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Bent Spear
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Noun
Bent Spear
en US euphemistic military A significant incident with a nuclear weapon, nuclear components, or nuclear-bearing vehicle.Wayback Machine Archived link - About.com: US Government info. Retrieved March 14, 2012US Department of Defense Directive 5230.16
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en Broken Arrow
en Empty Quiver
en Faded Giant
References
en Nuclear warfare