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postattack blackmail

postattack blackmail noun: the situation in which one state uses nuclear weapons to attack another state's retaliatory forces, and then threatens to attack the cities next if the weakened victim state retaliates.

Noun

postattack blackmail (uncountable)

  1. The situation in which one state uses nuclear weapons to attack another state's retaliatory forces, and then threatens to attack the cities next if the weakened victim state retaliates.

Origin of postattack blackmail

Coined by military strategist Herman Kahn.

Questions about postattack blackmail

What does postattack blackmail mean?
Postattack blackmail means the situation in which one state uses nuclear weapons to attack another state's retaliatory forces, and then threatens to attack the cities next if the weakened victim state retaliates.
What part of speech is postattack blackmail?
Postattack blackmail is a noun.

Words near postattack blackmail in the dictionary

  1. postathons
  2. postatomic
  3. postatrial
  4. postattachment
  5. postattack
  6. postattack blackmail
  7. postattentive
  8. postauction
  9. postaudit
  10. postaudited
  11. postauditing

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