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The StarCraft (1998) warning when a Ghost calls down a nuke
Nuclear launch detected.
— StarCraft · 1998
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Three words that make a lobby go quiet. The announcement is both threat and punchline: a tense game of cat and mouse in which one cloaked Ghost can hold a whole base hostage. Players type it in chat as a warning or a boast, and it stands in for any looming disaster.
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In context
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Nuclear launch detected plays in StarCraft when a Terran Ghost calls down a nuke. Nukes are built in a nuclear silo, an add-on to the command center, and in the modern version must be guided to the target by a Ghost. Once the strike is called, the target shows as a small red dot to enemies, and the announcement warns whoever is about to be hit. There is a delay before impact, enough time to run units away or hunt down the Ghost.
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- StarCraft Wiki: Nuclear missileOpening quote and Game Ability sectionReference checked
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