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the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

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  1. n. the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required
  2. n. any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
  3. n:100 n. the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required n. any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal