Countermeasure Countermeasure

Countermeasure - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Backfire, Counterattack, Counterrevolution, Cure, Defense, Retort

A countermeasure is a system (usually for a military application) designed to prevent weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target.

It includes the deployment by an ICBM of decoys and chaff in the midcourse phase of flight. For example, a shiny Mylar balloon sheath could hide a warhead among a "threat cloud" with many similar, but empty balloons.


Example Usage of Countermeasure
weequine: @Toxophilist is it a Countermeasure to impending cushions ?
kevin_savage: #USEPA finalizes Spill Prevention, Control, And Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule with few revisions ... http://ow.ly/FAiZ
hgolightly12: RT @SweetLeafTV: Like this! RT @ChaiBabyTea: Flu season-Did u know that hot tea is a great Countermeasure 4 flu symptoms? http://ow.ly/FdcO
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