:''"In [[nuclear]] parlance, '''escalate to de-escalate''' refers to the [[tactical]] use of [[nuclear weapon]]s for battlefield gains before de-escalating". This phrase is used to describe the use of nuclear weapons to compel an adversary to concede '''without actually deploying them''' on the battlefield.'' | :''"In [[nuclear]] parlance, '''escalate to de-escalate''' refers to the [[tactical]] use of [[nuclear weapon]]s for battlefield gains before de-escalating". This phrase is used to describe the use of nuclear weapons to compel an adversary to concede '''without actually deploying them''' on the battlefield.'' |