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postattack blackmail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
postat-tack- black-mail
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by military strategist Herman Kahn.

Usage

Questions

What does postattack blackmail mean?
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.
Where does postattack blackmail come from?
Coined by military strategist Herman Kahn.

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