military action
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While the U.S. military maintains extensive contingency plans for crises ranging from nuclear attacks to the death of senior leaders, those plans do not automatically trigger military action upon a president’s death.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Dwight Eisenhower showed it in moments of crisis, resisting pressure for rash military action and instead relying on coalition-building and careful deliberation during the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
When the French protested, Franklin D. Roosevelt overrode every objection, telling Churchill he would impose no restriction on military action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Not diplomacy that might resolve the military action, like we’re in now.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
But they also were aware that deploying a weapon of such enormous power would not be a military action; the Super’s value would be strictly “psychological,” General Bradley declared.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
