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- In nuclear strategy, countervalue is the targeting of an opponent's ****ets that are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian...
- [clarification needed] A counterforce target is distinguished from a countervalue target, which includes an adversary's po****tion, knowledge, economic...
- A counterforce weapon requires a much more accurate warhead than a countervalue weapon, as it must be guaranteed to detonate very close to its target...
- Robert McNamara changed the US Nuclear War plan from the 'city killing' countervalue strike plan to a "counterforce" plan (targeted more at military forces)...
- self-awareness, humans tried to deactivate it, prompting it to retaliate with a countervalue nuclear attack, an event which humankind in (or from) the ****ure refers...
- prisoners of war, abducted as a means of hostage diplomacy, used as countervalue targets, enslaved, or apprehended for purposes of criminal justice. Treatment...
- (PDF) on 10 October 2017. As noted above, nuclear weapons designed for countervalue or city-killing purposes tend to be of the strategic class, with known...
- deterrence weapon that could hit Soviet cities with a second strike and countervalue counterattack if the U.S. was attacked. However, the development of the...
- Soviet missiles. Firing early might mean striking civilian targets (countervalue) when the Soviets had only targeted military installations, something...
- industries, transportation, economic, and energy infrastructure, and countervalue targets such areas such as cities and towns. It is in contrast to a tactical...