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shock and awe
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Shock and awe
Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a tactic based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy their will to fight. Though the concept has a variety of historical precedent, the doctrine was explained by Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade in 1996 and was developed specifically for application by the US military by the National Defense University of the United States.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shock and awe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shock and awe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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There was kind of that shock and awe of massive bombing that they did early in the morning [last] Thursday. So people started to figure out how things were going to be for a little while. That initial wave of adrenaline sort of wore off, and instead, resolve has set in.
Uber is adopting the shock and awe strategy, i think it's a very high risk strategy.
Short of launching a shock and awe campaign which would be overwhelming in its breadth and scale there's not a lot else the US and its allies can do other than tighten the constrictor grip on the North.
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