Minimum deterrence typically focuses on targeting an adversary's value targets, such as cities or industrial centers, rather than seeking to destroy their entire military capability. This approach is based on the belief that the threat of inflicting unacceptable damage on these value targets is sufficient to deter an adversary.

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Minimum Deterrence

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Minimum deterrence

A) is best suited for extended deterrence.
B) usually targets counter-value targets.
C) was the doctrine of the United States for most of the Cold War.
D) seeks to destroy the adversary?s conventional weapons.

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