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COUNTERFORCE STRIKE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
DEF

The employment of strategic air and missile forces to destroy, or render impotent, military capabilities of an enemy force. Bombers and their bases, ballistic missile submarines, ICBM silos, ABM and air defense installations, command and control centers, and nuclear stockpiles are typical counterforce targets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire

Spanish

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