Counterforce in a sentence

Counterforce strikes A counterforce strike consists of an attack on enemy nuclear weapons meant to destroy them before they can be utilized.

One force causes the stretching; the elasticity of the band provides a counterforce that bids it back to rest.

Trump reestablished sanctions to squeeze the Iranian economy and began building a counterforce in the region through deal-making that bypassed the Palestinians’ myriad grievances.

Maru García, a graduate student and researcher for Counterforce Labs, said she helped organize the lecture due to her admiration for Yoldas’ advocacy.

The line-up at Bar 1 will include DJs Tseko, Counterforce, Tizozo, Mtszi and Khebza.

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, which drastically increases relative costs.

Additionally, increased possibility of success of counterforce attacks means that the opponent has the incentive to act preemptively, which increases the risk of a large scale response to misinterpreted signals.

Additionally, such a system would increase the odds of success for a counterforce attack by assuring that if some targets escaped the initial attack, the incoming missiles could be intercepted.

As a condition to obtain the legal status of a trade union, employee associations need to prove that their leverage is strong enough to serve as a counterforce in negotiations with employers.

For example, the United States’ nuclear force exceeds the requirements of minimal deterrence, and is structured to strike numerous targets in multiple countries and to have the ability to conduct successful counterforce strikes with high confidence.

Later generation missiles with much improved accuracy made counterforce attacks against the opponent's hardened military facilities (like missile silos and command and control centers) possible.

Moreover, the Soviet Union could not afford to build any reasonable counterforce, as the economic output of the United States was far larger than that of the Soviets, and they would be unable to achieve "nuclear parity".

Stout 2010 A minimal deterrence strategy must also account for the nuclear firepower that would be "lost" or "neutralized" during an adversary’s counterforce strike.

Third, and most importantly, since defenses are more effective against small numbers of warheads, a nation with a defense system is actually encouraged to engage in a counterforce first strike.