Definition
Military capability designed to neutralize or destroy an enemy's weapons and defenses, often referring to nuclear strategy.
Etymology
From counter- + force (Latin fortis, meaning 'strong'). This strategic military term became prominent during Cold War nuclear doctrine development.
Kelly Says
During the Cold War, military strategists argued that counterforce weapons were 'good' because they targeted enemy missiles rather than cities, but this reasoning actually made nuclear war seem more survivable—and thus more likely to happen.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
反向 ኃይል
fan-wang hay-il
ARالعربية
قوة معاكسة
quwwah mu'ākasah
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধশক্তি
pro-ti-ro-dho-shak-ti
CACatalà
contraforça
kon-tra-for-sa
CSČeština
protiv sila
pro-tiv si-la
DADansk
modkraft
mod-kraft
DEDeutsch
Gegenkraft
geh-gen-kraft
ELΕλληνικά
αντίδραση
an-ti-dra-si
ESEspañol
contrafuerza
kon-tra-fwehr-sa
FAفارسی
نیروی مقابل
ne-ro-yi muqabil
FISuomi
vastusvoima
vastu-voima
FRFrançais
contreforce
kon-truh-fɔrs
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા શક્તિ
pra-ti-kriya shak-ti
HAHA
cikin ciki
ci-kin ci-ki
HEעברית
כוח נגד
koach neged
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबल
pra-ti-bal
HUMagyar
ellenhatás
el-len-ha-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekuatan penentang
ke-ku-atan pen-ten-tang
ITItaliano
controforza
kon-tro-for-tsa
KKKK
қарсы күш
qarsy kysh
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង កម្ម
bra-chaam kam
MRMR
प्रतिकार शक्ती
pra-ti-kaar shak-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
kekuatan bertentangan
ke-ku-atan ber-ten-tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
အလျောက် စွမ်းအား
a-ljo-uk swun-a-ar
NLNederlands
tegenkracht
te-gen-kraft
NONorsk
motkraft
mot-kraft
PAPA
ਉਲਟਾ ਸ਼ક્તિ
u-lta-a shak-ti
PLPolski
przeciwsiła
przi-tyv-si-la
PTPortuguês
contraforça
kon-tra-for-sa
RORomână
contraforță
kon-tra-for-tsa
RUРусский
противосила
pro-ti-vo-si-la
SVSvenska
motkraft
mot-kraft
SWKiswahili
nguvu ya kupinga
ngu-vu ya ku-pi-nga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு சக்தி
e-thir-pu sa-kthi
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ శక్తి
vi-rud-dha shak-thi
THไทย
กำลังตรงกันข้าม
gam-lang dtrong-gan kha-am
TLTL
ka-kontra-puwersa
ka-kon-tra-pu-wer-sa
TRTürkçe
karşı kuvvet
kar-shi kuv-vet
UKУкраїнська
противоголовна
pro-ti-vo-go-lov-na
URاردو
مخالف قوت
makhlaf quwat
VITiếng Việt
lực chống lại
luc chong lai
YOYO
agbe agbe
ag-be ag-be
ZUZU
inkokheli
in-ko-khe-li