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Countervalue

In nuclear strategy, countervalue is the targeting of an opponent's assets that are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations. Counterforce is the targeting of an opponent's military forces and facilities. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of the word in 1660 and the first use in the…

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Countervalue

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related to International law · 26
Countervalue → Advisory Opinion, Command, Court, DC, Fourth Geneva Convention, However, ICJ, In, International Court, Justice, Legality, MAD, Many, Moscow, Nevertheless, Nonetheless, Not, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear-armed, Protocol
related to Historical development · 16
Countervalue → Assured Destruction, By, Defense Robert McNamara, During, Early, However, In, Massive Retaliation, McNamara, No Cities, Secretary, SIOP-62, Soviet, Soviet Union, The, This
related to Theory · 13
Countervalue → According, Beyond, By, Consequently, In, MAD, Mutually Assured Destruction, Paradoxically, Second World War, That, The, Thomas Schelling, Those
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Countervalue → targeting of an opponent's assets that are of value but not actually a military threat

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nuclear targeting military counterforce cities targets strategy civilian destruction capability however strategic threat first war deterrence opponent's international law conflict

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Countervalueis atargeting of an opponent's assets that are of value but not actually a military threat0.90text
Russiainstance ofstates0.80text
Pakistan envision a more expansive nuclear role to mitigate the conventional superiority of adversariesinstance ofstates0.80text
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentDuring0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentMassive Retaliation0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentEarly0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentSIOP-620.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentThe0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentSecretary0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentDefense Robert McNamara0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentIn0.60section
Countervaluerelated to Historical developmentMcNamara0.60section

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