counterforce
About 0.24 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A force that opposes another force.
- adjective Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations.
Similar words
targeting counterenergy countercause counteragency counterprocess counterlaw counteractivity counteraction counterposition counterfactor
Often followed by
to capability strategy attack and capabilities targeting of weapons
Word family
counter-force counter-forces counterforces
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