fail-deadly

== English == === Etymology === From fail (verb) +‎ deadly, modelled on fail-safe. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌfeɪlˈdɛdli/ Rhymes: -ɛdli Hyphenation: fail-dead‧ly === Adjective === fail-deadly (not comparable) (military) Of a nuclear weapons strategy: encouraging deterrence by guaranteeing an automatic, immediate, and overwhelming response to an attack, even if the command-and-control infrastructure has been damaged by the enemy's first strike. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fail-deadly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia