Hardened Target

Definition

A fortified facility or structure designed to withstand direct attack from conventional weapons, typically underground bunkers or reinforced concrete installations. Buildings that refuse to politely explode when bombed.

Example Usage

That command bunker is a hardened target—we'll need bunker-buster munitions and multiple strikes to penetrate.

Origin

Cold War nuclear warfare planning terminology

Fun Fact

North Korea has thousands of hardened underground facilities, some buried so deep that even nuclear weapons might not reach them—basically expensive spite holes.

Source: Strategic bombing doctrine and targeting analysis

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