You're right, those aren't provocations in the context of nuclear deterrence. The OP didn't do a great job about explaining the context but he meant it in the c

You're right, those aren't provocations in the context of nuclear deterrence. The OP didn't do a great job about explaining the context but he meant it in the context of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory