collective defense posture
1Israel Defense Forces — Military of Israel Israel Defense Forces logo Founded 1948 Service branches …
2Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense) — Infobox US Cabinet official name=Harold Brown order=14th title=United States Secretary of Defense term start=January 21, 1977 term end=January 20, 1981 predecessor=Donald Rumsfeld successor=Caspar Weinberger birth date=birth date and… …
3Armée de défense d'Israël — « Tsahal » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Tsahal (homonymie). Armée de défense d’Israël Tsva Hagana LeIsrael …
4National security — Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, UK. These heavy blocks of concrete are designed to prevent a car bomb or other device being rammed into the building. National security is the requirement to maintain the… …
5national security — A collective term encompassing both national defense and foreign relations of the United States. Specifically, the condition provided by: a. a military or defense advantage over any foreign nation or group of nations; b. a favorable foreign… …
6circle the wagons — phrasal : to assume a collective defensive posture against attack, criticism, or adversity * * * informal (of a group) unite in defense of a common interest Origin: with reference to the defensive position of a wagon train under attack * * *… …
7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
8china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
9China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
10Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
