C4ISR
n.— «China is building more missiles and also appears to be focusing on depriving either side’s defenses from finding its missiles and thus concentrates on attacking their command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities (C4ISR in military parlance) while also moving to join the other two governments in weaponizing space.» —“Spinning the nuclear missile wheel” by Stephen Blank Asia Times (Hong Kong) May 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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