saber-rattling

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Russia is very unlikely to use its nuclear weapons, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday, despite past saber-rattling from the Kremlin and the heavy casualties that eMoscow is enduring in its invasion of Ukraine.

From Reuters

It is not owned by the Chinese government, which has become a potent rallying cry for the GOP thanks in part to its spy balloons and saber-rattling toward self-governing Taiwan.

From Washington Post

These “smaller nukes,” often exploited for saber-rattling, still have the destructive power to cause a large number of fatalities, experts say.

From Washington Post

Such talk might be dismissed as mere campaign saber-rattling.

From Washington Post

Another is the reckless nuclear saber-rattling by North Korea, constantly, and Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

From Washington Post