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"In [[nuclear]] parlance, '''escalate to de-escalate''' refers to the [[tactic]]al 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 other contexts, de-escalation refers to techniques used to reduce the intensity of a volatile or potentially dangerous situation. 

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