It was hoped that this would provoke a German military reaction.

Any possible Syrian military reaction was ruled out.

If there is military reaction or some further retaliation, that could dramatically impact things.

Scenarios include political and economic instability, and violence that would produce a military reaction.

This attack, widely considered "unprovoked," provoked a fierce military reaction from Israel.

So he suspects military reaction from the Russians and French.

Their terrorist actions at the beginning of the 1970's created chaos and brought an even more murderous military reaction.

Men prominent in the science field generally decried the military reaction to the coming of the ship.

Its warfare, coupled with military and police reaction that is sometimes just as murderous, has taken an estimated 18,000 lives.

They did not think there would be any military reaction from the British.