warning of attack
1 warning of attack — A warning to national policymakers that an adversary is not only preparing its armed forces for war, but intends to launch an attack in the near future. See also tactical warning; warning; warning of war …
2 warning of attack — noun a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑tactical warning …
3 tactical warning and attack assessment — A composite term. See separate definitions for tactical warning and for attack assessment. Also called TW/AA …
4 warning of war — A warning to national policymakers that a state or alliance intends war, or is on a course that substantially increases the risks of war and is taking steps to prepare for war. See also strategic warning; warning; warning of attack …
5 Attack on Pearl Harbor — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II …
6 warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
7 Warning Forever — Infobox VG width = title = Warning Forever caption = The Hekatoncheir boss developer = Hikware publisher = Independent distributor = designer = Hikoza T Ohkubo license = Freeware series = engine = version = released = latest release version =… …
8 Attack on German Flatts (1778) — {| style= float: right; clear: right; background color: transparent; margin left: 1.4em Infobox Military Conflict | |caption= |conflict=Attack on German Flatts (1778) |partof=the American Revolutionary War |date=September 17, 1778 |place=Herkimer …
9 Attack helicopter — An attack helicopter, also known as a helicopter gunship, is a Military helicopter armed for attacking targets on the ground such as enemy infantry, armored vehicles and structures, using autocannon and machine gun fire, rockets, and precision… …
10 Attack on German Flatts (1757) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Attack on German Flatts (1757) partof=the French and Indian War caption= date=November 12,1757 place=German Flatts, New York result=French victory combatant1=France combatant2=Britain commander1=M. de Bettetre… …
11 warning indicator — A device to warn about a malfunction, a hostile attack, or the presence of enemy aircraft or radar in the vicinity of the aircraft. The warning may be aural, as in a red light, or visual, as in the form of a visual display of some kind. See radar …
12 attack — Appel Ap pel , n. [F., prop., a call. See {Appeal}, n.] (Fencing) A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; called also {attack}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
13 warning red — A warning that an attack by the enemy aircraft and/or missile(s) is either imminent or in progress …
14 attack — A sudden illness or an episode or exacerbation of chronic or recurrent illness. brain a. SYN: stroke (1). drop a. an episode of sudden falling that occurs during standing or walking, without warning and without loss of …
15 10th Space Warning Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 10th Space Warning Squadron caption= 10th Space Warning Squadron emblem dates= 19xx Present country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= role= size= command structure=USAF Squadron… …
16 tactical warning — noun (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑warning …
17 ballistic missile early warning system — An electronic system for providing detection and early warning of attack by enemy intercontinental ballistic missiles. Also called BMEWS …
18 air defense warning conditions — attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is improbable. May be called either before or after air defense warning yellow or red. The initial declaration of air defense emergency will automatically establish a condition of air defense warning… …
19 air raid warning — warning of an attack from the air …
20 Four-minute warning — For the song by Mark Owen, see Four Minute Warning (song). The four minute warning was a public alert system conceived by the British Government during the Cold War and operated between 1953 and 1992 when the system was dismantled after the cold… …
