单词 | dual key |
释义 | > as lemmasdual key dual key n. a system of joint control over the use of nuclear weapons deployed by one government in the territory of another, allowing the weapons to be fired only if both governments have given permission; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > strategy > specific forward defence1960 mutual assured destruction1968 MAD1969 mutually assured destruction1969 exit strategy1973 dual key1979 Star Wars1983 S.D.I.1984 society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [adjective] > strategy > specific Euro-strategic1977 dual key1979 Star Wars1983 1979 Economist 27 Jan. 41/2 American cruise missiles could be put into Europe under dual-key control. 1980 Hansard Commons 17 June 1353 We could have a dual key if we shared in the cost and the ownership of the weapon, but we do not. 1981 Jrnl. Royal United Services Inst. June 5/2 Various systems equipped with US nuclear weapons and operated on a dual-key basis. 1983 Daily Tel. 15 Feb. 2/3 The controversy over ‘dual key’ continued yesterday despite Mr Heseltine's assurance that, without such an arrangement, Britain could still prevent American Cruise missiles being fired from bases in England. < as lemmas |
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