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5 entriesAbandonment Fear
The worry within an alliance that one's partner will fail to honor its…
Aegis Ashore
A land-based version of the U.S. Navy's Aegis ballistic missile defense system,…
Aegis BMD
A US Navy sea- and land-based ballistic missile defense system using the Aegis…
Alliance Restraint
The use of an alliance relationship to limit, constrain, or veto the risky or…
Article 5 (NATO)
The collective defense clause of the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty under which an…