second-strike counterforce weapon
1Counterforce — In nuclear strategy, a counterforce target is one that has a military value, such as a launch silo for intercontinental ballistic missiles, an airbase at which nuclear armed bombers are stationed, a homeport for ballistic missile submarines, or a …
2Second Artillery Corps (China) — The Second Artillery Corps (SAC) (第二炮兵部队) is the strategic missile forces of the People s Republic of China. The SAC is a major division of the People s Liberation Army that controls China s nuclear and conventional strategic missiles. China s… …
3First strike — In nuclear strategy, a first strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force. First strike capability is a country s ability to defeat another nuclear power by destroying its arsenal to the point where the attacking country… …
4UGM-27 Polaris — The Polaris missile was a submarine launched, two stage solid fuel nuclear armed ballistic missile (SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for the United States Navy. It was designed to be used as part of the US Navy s contribution to the… …
5Schlesinger Doctrine — The Schlesinger Doctrine is the name, given by the press, to a major re alignment of United States nuclear strike policy that was announced in January 1974 by the US Secretary of Defense, James Schlesinger. It outlined a broad selection of… …
6nuclear strategy — ▪ military Introduction the formation of tenets and strategies for producing and using nuclear weapons. Nuclear strategy is no different from any other form of strategy in that it involves relating military means to political ends. In this …
7Nuclear warfare — Nuclear War redirects here. For other uses, see Nuclear War (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancie …
8Mutual assured destruction — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage …
9Trident missile — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name = Trident II image caption=The launch of a Trident II (D5) missile. type = SLBM vehicle range = Greater than 4,000 nautical miles (4,600 statute miles, or 7,360 km) filling = up to Eight W76/W88 yield = Up to… …
10LGM-118 Peacekeeper — LGM 118A Peacekeeper Test launch of a Peacekeeper ICBM by the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (1 STRAD), Vandenberg AFB, CA (USAF) Type …
