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  • Obviously, it would be foolish to dismiss the possibility of Venezuela becoming a nuclear power, but it is equally mistaken to speak of "an over-the-horizon Cuban Missile Crisis," in the words of the Heritage Foundation's Peter Brookes.

    Doug Bandow: Defusing Venezuela's Nuclear Threat? Doug Bandow 2011

  • A large scale troop presence in the field, a much smaller over-the-horizon troop presence that can respond to targets of necessity/opportunity, or a purely intel/Law Enforcement – based counter terror presence to deter and or disrupt actual plots that threaten Americans.

    What Do I Get? | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Obviously, it would be foolish to dismiss the possibility of Venezuela becoming a nuclear power, but it is equally mistaken to speak of "an over-the-horizon Cuban Missile Crisis," in the words of the Heritage Foundation's Peter Brookes.

    Doug Bandow: Defusing Venezuela's Nuclear Threat? Doug Bandow 2011

  • Although the possibility of mach-20+ over-the-horizon bombardment is kind of scary.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Prepping for Pucka. 2010

  • Seems to me that a residual over-the-horizon SpecOps presence and a functional international law enforcement community could prevent and disrupt attacks emanating from ANYWHERE while costing a great deal less in blood, treasure and prestige than an occupation-level troop presence that only makes the locals hate round-eyes even more.

    Take Warning | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Obviously, it would be foolish to dismiss the possibility of Venezuela becoming a nuclear power, but it is equally mistaken to speak of "an over-the-horizon Cuban Missile Crisis," in the words of the Heritage Foundation's Peter Brookes.

    Doug Bandow: Defusing Venezuela's Nuclear Threat? Doug Bandow 2011

  • In the US, Americans are putting forward their own policies, an end to the war, revamped port security, as well over-the-horizon counter-terrorism.

    Josh Mull: Anti-War, at Home and Abroad 2010

  • In the US, Americans are putting forward their own policies, an end to the war, revamped port security, as well over-the-horizon counter-terrorism.

    Josh Mull: Anti-War, at Home and Abroad 2010

  • To detect and strike American surface warships at progressively greater distances, the PLA is constructing over-the-horizon radars and deploying reconnaissance satellites, as well as aircraft armed with high-speed antiship cruise missiles.

    China's 'Finlandization' Strategy in the Pacific Andrew F. Krepinevich 2010

  • "A world without nuclear weapons is really an over-the-horizon, aspirational goal," he said, "It's not a goal that's going to be obtained under Obama's watch."

    U.S. Nuclear Posturing Makes No Major Promises Michael J. Martin 2010

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