Word: counterthreats
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...sharply with that of Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S., who last May called for a halt to the production, testing and deployment of nuclear weapons. "Does a country whose life, freedom and identity is menaced have the right to parry this radical hreat with an effective, even nuclear, counterthreat?" the French bishops asked. Yes, they responded, but they also warned hat a nation accepting the risk of nuclear deterrence must "follow a constructive p011cy in favor of peace...
...fighters equipped with the kind of air-to-surface Exocet missiles that Argentina used against Britain in last year's Falklands war. A likely target for Saddam Hussein: Iran's major oil outlet at Kharg island in the Persian Gulf. The very idea provoked a quick Iranian counterthreat. If France or any other nation intervened in the war by supplying such weapons, or if Iraq seriously damaged the facilities at Kharg island, Majlis Speaker Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned, "Iran will destroy the security of the gulf and prevent a "single ship from entering or leaving." That...
...liability coverage for each of its police officers. So O'Brien, 65 and recently retired, was threatened with the possible auction of his sole significant asset-an unmortgaged $18,700 house-in order to help pay for the court judgment. That prospect prompted Boston police to issue a counterthreat, vowing to refuse to drive squad cars citywide unless public funds were used to pay O'Brien's debt...
...curiosity about the U.S. He was coldly practical about America, and sometimes hinted his appreciation of its power. He was also realistic about the power of the Chinese. More than once he mentioned "the need to fire empty cannons" in the diplomatic world of rhetorical threat and counterthreat...
...Ypsilanti, Mich., Little League baseball team, she beat out 15 boys and qualified for a starting position. Not long afterward, Little League headquarters in Williamsport, Pa., cited its rule barring girls from league teams and threatened to withdraw the Orioles' charter. Ypsilanti's city councilmen issued a counterthreat...