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Dead Hand
Proper noun
A
system
capable
of
closing
a
strategic
nuclear
strike
control
loop
in
the
absence
of
normal
command
and
control
channels,
analogous
in
concept
to
a
deadman
switch,
in
anticipation
of
a
decapitation
strike.
Implemented
by
the
Soviet
Union
and
by
the
Russian
Federation
as
the
successor
state
thereof.
Japanese Meaning
通常の指揮・統制が遮断された場合に、戦略的核攻撃の制御ループを閉じる能力を持つシステム。デッドマン・スイッチに類似した仕組みで、指導者不在下で自動的に反撃を実行することを目的としている。 / 脱首攻撃に備え、ソビエト連邦およびその後継国家であるロシア連邦が導入した核戦略防衛システム。
Sense（1）
A
system
capable
of
closing
a
strategic
nuclear
strike
control
loop
in
the
absence
of
normal
command
and
control
channels,
analogous
in
concept
to
a
deadman
switch,
in
anticipation
of
a
decapitation
strike.
Implemented
by
the
Soviet
Union
and
by
the
Russian
Federation
as
the
successor
state
thereof.
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A system capable of closing a strategic nuclear strike control loop in the absence of normal command and control channels, analogous in concept to a deadman switch, in anticipation of a decapitation strike. Implemented by the Soviet Union and by the Russian Federation as the successor state thereof.
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Dead Hand
Some Cold War analysts argued that the Soviet Dead Hand functioned as the ultimate guarantee of retaliatory capability.
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Some Cold War analysts argued that the Soviet Dead Hand functioned as the ultimate guarantee of retaliatory capability.
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