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letter of last resort
letter of last resort - English
Noun
letter
of
last
resort
(
plural
letters of last resort
)
A
handwritten
letter
from the
British
Prime Minister
to the
commanding officers
of
nuclear
submarines
, specifying the action to be taken in the event that an
enemy
nuclear strike destroys the British
government
.
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