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counterforce <counterforce; counterforces> N

counterforce

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Unlike a decapitation strike or a countervalue strike, a counterforce strike might result in a potentially more constrained retaliation. en.wikipedia.org

A counterforce target is distinguished from a countervalue target, which includes an adversary's population, economic, or political resources. en.wikipedia.org

In other words, minimal deterrence requires rejecting a counterforce strategy in favor of pursuing survivable force that can be used in a countervalue second strike. en.wikipedia.org

It is, significantly, a counterforce to nationalism and jingoism, much more than it is akin to them. www.salon.com

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