suicidal

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In the three major biggest nuclear countries, the United States, Russia and China, the people involved with those nuclear forces know that a purposeful attack is essentially suicidal.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Wahl said police found the suspect's behaviour to be "not consistent" with someone who is considered suicidal.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

At a Department of War briefing last week, Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth was asked whether Iran was using “kamikaze,” or suicidal, dolphins to attack military assets in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

That involves developing mechanisms for what he describes as “avalanche decoupling”—basically the kind of total economic isolation that makes a war not just expensive, but suicidal for the Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

There were, unfortunately, miles of tanks and thousands of suicidal bugs.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer