Definitions
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- noun military, especially regarding Soviet warfare A set of
procedures designed toconfuse ,mislead , andcamouflage oneself from theenemy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have to admit that the possibility that the Dahlgren Papers were the result of disinformation-what the Russians call a "maskirovka" - never, ever occurred to me.
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NATO had deliberately limited its own "maskirovka" until now, allowing SACEUR to bet all of Western Europe on a pair of fives.
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If this indeed IS a "maskirovka" by the Left, someone should start thinking long and hard about what can come from their play-acting.
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If this indeed IS a "maskirovka" by the Left, someone should start thinking long and hard about what can come from their play-acting.
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Given the North's record of maskirovka, the extent of open and intrusive verification we should demand would likely undermine the very foundations of the regime itself, which Kim Jong Il will obviously not accept.
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Already we are preparing our maskirovka, our trickery.
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So this is the penultimate segment of the maskirovka.
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"If we have strategic surprise, and if the maskirovka succeeds, yes, I believe we should win," Alekseyev said cautiously.
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"As Marshal Rozhkov told us, Pavel Leonidovich, we are promised political and diplomatic maskirovka," a general pointed out.
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"I have reason to believe that this was a sham-a German maskirovka."
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