A direct connection, as envisaged in Peter George's 1958 novel Red Alert (later made into the film Dr Strangelove), might just prevent the accidental triggering of nuclear war.
Over the past six months there appears to have been an escalation in murders, revenge killings and attacks which is triggering talk of war between the police and the gangs.
The trigger of war was pulled on the morning of March 20 , 2003
Nevertheless, her view of the triggers of war in the summer of 1914 is succinctly put in her introduction to The War That Ended Peace.
The storyline perfectly captured the harsh realities those with the condition face, from encountering triggers of war memories in the grocery store to experiencing insomnia.
He added, "Around their peripheries we find points of frightening volatility, any one of them capable of triggering a war that would put an abrupt end to all speculations about the higher destiny of the American people".
In 1999, even before he became president, Putin sent the army to regain control of Chechnya, triggering a war that killed thousands of civilians and drove tens of thousands out of their homes.
It should be noted that the Iranian regime is quite capable of triggering a war with the United States on its own through some combination of colossal stupidity and sheer hatred.
In science fiction, superintelligent computers that run amok are often circumvented at the last minute; think of WOPR, the computer in "WarGames," which was stopped just short of triggering nuclear war, or HAL 9000, which was reduced to helplessly singing while it watched itself get dismantled.
The Irish Volunteers (now known as the IRA) carry out an ambush in County Tipperary, triggering the "War of Independence".
Koh argues that the Trump strike falls short of triggering the War Powers Resolution, which would require the President to seek congressional authority.
