Damage limitation

Japanese: damage limitation(英語表記)damagelimitation
Damage limitation

...It has been the central idea of ​​American strategy since the Kennedy administration. Damage limitationIt is a strategy to minimize the damage caused by the enemy's nuclear attack in the event of a war, and was announced by Secretary of Defense McNamara on January 27, 1964. Since it was necessary to attack and destroy the Soviet Union's nuclear forces before they could be launched, the main points of this strategy were to increase America's nuclear forces and target the Soviet nuclear forces, to strengthen ABMs, interceptors, and air defense missiles to defend against attacks by Soviet nuclear missiles and bombers, and to develop shelters to limit damage to civilians.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "damage limitation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ケネディ政権以降,アメリカの戦略の中心的思想となっている。損害限定damage limitation戦争が発生した場合,相手の核攻撃によって受ける損害を最小限に限定しようという戦略で,1964年1月27日,マクナマラ国防長官によって発表された。この戦略は,ソ連の核戦力が発射される前に攻撃を加えて破壊することが必要となるため,アメリカの核戦力を増強して攻撃目標をソ連の核戦力とすること,ソ連の核ミサイルや爆撃機の攻撃に対して防衛するためのABMや迎撃機,防空ミサイルを強化すること,一般市民の損害を限定するためにシェルター(退避壕)の整備を図ることなどをおもな骨子とした。…

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