"Jason," he said, speaking with care to avoid triggering further retaliation from the inhibitor, "you must help me."

A corollary unwelcome lesson that arriviste nuclear powers learn is that nuclear weapons are useless militarily, precisely because using them would trigger nuclear retaliation.

It is more likely to trigger retaliation, from which every nation will lose.

The premise that violence between Palestinians and Israelis is a matter of Palestinian violence triggering Israeli retaliation is turning the facts on their head.

It is unclear whether an attack by Iran would trigger retaliation by American forces against the missile bases, or would lead to broader aerial attacks against other Iranian targets.

The reasoning behind the prohibition is pragmatic: use of CS by one combatant could easily trigger retaliation with much more toxic chemical weapons such as nerve agents.

It will usually not help and it could trigger retaliation.

This has triggered aggressive retaliation from powerful groups.

The war in Lebanon was caused by Hizbollah kidnapping Israeli soldiers which, unsurprisingly, triggered retaliation by the Israelis and the escalating conflict we have witnessed.

Approval of the resolution, officials say, would trigger immediate retaliation by the United States in the form of further reductions of its payments to the agency.