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| the application of force by uniformed military units usually against other uniformed military units or other clearly military targets using weapons other than biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons. |
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| persuading an opponent not to attack by having enough forces to disable the attack and/or launch a punishing counterattack. |
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| attacks by local nationals within their country against a purely domestic target for domestic reasons. |
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| increasing the level of fighting |
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| the possibility of a nuclear country using its nuclear weapons first in a war with another nuclear country or using its nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear country. |
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| terrorists involved in attacking a foreign target, either within their own country or abroad. |
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| mutual assured destruction (MAD) |
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| a situation in which each nuclear superpower has the capability of launching a devastating nuclear second strike even after an enemy has attacked it. The belief that a MAD capacity prevents nuclear war is the basis of deterrence by punishment theory. |
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| nuclear utilization theory (NUT) |
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| the belief that because nuclear war might occur, countries must be ready to fight, survive, and win a nuclear war. NUT advocates believe this posture will limit the damage if nuclear war occurs and also make nuclear war less likely by creating retaliatory options that are more credible than massive retaliation. |
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| the ability to overcome in a traditional military sense - that is, to overcome enemy armies and capture and hold territory. |
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| the ability to inflict pain outside the immediate battle area; sometimes called coercive violence. It is often used against civilians and is a particular hallmark of terrorism and nuclear warfare. |
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| the overt or covert use of relatively small units of troops or paramilitary forces, which conduct commando/guerrilla operations, gather intelligence, and perform other specialized roles. Special operations forces in the US military include such units as the US green berets, seals, and delta force, great britains special air services and russias special purpose force. |
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| terrorism carried out directly by or encouraged and funded by an established government of a state (country). |
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| strategic range delivery vehicle |
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| a missle or bomber capable of delivering weapons at a distance of more than 5,500 kilometers |
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| a form of political violence conducted by individuals groups or clandestine government agents that attempts to manipulate politics by attacking noncombatants and nonmilitary targets in order to create a climate of fear. |
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| terrorism carried out either across national borders or by groups that operate in more than one country. |
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| transnational terrorism groups |
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| those that operate across borders or that have cells and members in more than one country |
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| the application of force using the techniques of guerrilla warfare covert operations and terrorism conducted by military special forces or by paramilitary groups. such groups frequently rely on external sources for funds and weapons unconventional warfare e is sometimes waged against nonmilitary targets and may use conventional weapons or weapons of mass destruction. |
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| weapons of mass destruction |
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| generally deemed to be nuclear weapons with a tremendous capability to destroy a population and the planet but also include some exceptionally devastating conventional arms such as fuel air explosives as well as biological and chemical weapons. weapons of mass destruction warfare refers to the application of force between countries using biological chemical and nuclear weapons. |
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