no-citiesadj.

Brit.

/nəʊˈsɪtɪz/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˈsɪdiz/

Forms:

α. 1900s– no-cities.

β. 1900s– no-city.

Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., city n.

Etymology: < no adj. + the plural of city n. In β form re-formed < no adj. + city n.

Now historical.

Of a strategy, war, etc.: advocating or involving the avoidance of centres of population as targets of nuclear bombing.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [adjective] > type of nuclear

no-cities1962

1962 Economist 8 Dec. 1014/1 Many Americans are sceptical of this ‘no cities’ doctrine.

1963 Jrnl. Politics 25 426 If planners are reasonable enough to adopt a ‘No-City’ strategy, why do they not substitute a No-War policy to start with?

1965 H. Kahn On Escalation vi. 124 Both notions could be wrong, particularly if the war were conducted as a no-city war.

1989 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 83 506/2 These doctrines..have in one form or another been part of McNamara's ‘no-cities’ doctrine of 1962.

1996 Jrnl. Politics 58 1263 The only significant confrontation between state and society during this period occurred in 1962 when Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara publicly advocated a no-city targeting posture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-cities
释义	no-citiesadj. Brit. /nəʊˈsɪtɪz/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈsɪdiz/ Forms: α. 1900s– no-cities. β. 1900s– no-city. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., city n. Etymology: < no adj. + the plural of city n. In β form re-formed < no adj. + city n. Now historical. Of a strategy, war, etc.: advocating or involving the avoidance of centres of population as targets of nuclear bombing. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [adjective] > type of nuclear no-cities1962 1962 Economist 8 Dec. 1014/1 Many Americans are sceptical of this ‘no cities’ doctrine. 1963 Jrnl. Politics 25 426 If planners are reasonable enough to adopt a ‘No-City’ strategy, why do they not substitute a No-War policy to start with? 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation vi. 124 Both notions could be wrong, particularly if the war were conducted as a no-city war. 1989 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 83 506/2 These doctrines..have in one form or another been part of McNamara's ‘no-cities’ doctrine of 1962. 1996 Jrnl. Politics 58 1263 The only significant confrontation between state and society during this period occurred in 1962 when Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara publicly advocated a no-city targeting posture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1962
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