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tripwire

[ trip-wahyuhr ]

noun

  1. a wire used to set off concealed explosives, as one stretched across a footpath to be struck and activated by the foot of an enemy soldier.
  2. a wire that activates a trap, camera, or other device when stepped on, tripped trip on, or otherwise disturbed.


tripwire

/ ˈٰɪˌɲɪə /

noun

  1. a wire that activates a trap, mine, etc, when tripped over
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The sources also say the coalition troops would not be deployed to provide a so-called "tripwire force" - meaning a force smaller than that of the opponent, designed to deter an attack without triggering escalation - if Russia resumed its invasion of Ukraine.

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That’s probably something that freezes terrain in place with some creative, NATO-by-another-name security guarantee that ensures Ukraine’s survival and current sovereignty — perhaps stationing troops of major European nations in Ukraine to create a “human tripwire,” as America has done in South Korea for many decades.

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According to an FBI internal document, the bureau relied on information from at least one undercover operative who sought to use local religious organizations as “new avenues for tripwire and source development.”

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“The U.S. military presence is not only unnecessary but also a dangerous tripwire for a wider war,” said Daniel DePetris, a fellow with the think tank Defense Priorities, which advocates for a more limited U.S. military role abroad.

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He said they planned to add a tripwire sensor that would trigger if the lake was about to burst.

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