Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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After Trump's Nuclear Submarine Move Russia urged restraint on Monday after Trump on Friday ordered the redeployment of two nuclear submarines in response to remarks recently made by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Gary Sick, who oversaw Iranian affairs at the National Security Council under Carter, sees it similarly.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States were among countries to express outrage, and Israel's foreign ministry announced that the U.N. Security Council will hold a special session Aug. 5 on the hostages in Gaza.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Trump fired several National Security Council officials after meeting with Loomer this spring, and the National Security Agency’s chief also lost his post.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Gary Sick, who oversaw Iranian affairs at the National Security Council under Carter, sees it similarly.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States were among countries to express outrage, and Israel's foreign ministry announced that the U.N. Security Council will hold a special session Aug. 5 on the hostages in Gaza.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Trump fired several National Security Council officials after meeting with Loomer this spring, and the National Security Agency’s chief also lost his post.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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