Russia sees the US placement of nuclear missiles in Poland and other Eastern European countries as a direct threat to its safety and the maintenance of its sphere of influence. As a result, it has placed nuclear missiles in Kaliningrad in order to offset the US weapons-presence in Eastern Europe with the threat of Mutually Assured Destruction.
Many Anti-Aircraft missiles find their targets based on heat. If an AC130 deploys flares, which are hot, the missiles follow them instead.
Submarines armed with nuclear ballistic missiles
Submarines armed with nuclear ballistic missiles
Although still capable of carrying dumb (iron bombs) bombs, it is primarily used to deploy smart bombs and cruise type missiles.
You can't choose to deploy flares, it does it on its own. The AC-130 Gunship has two sets of flares to counter missiles.
Better armor, lower profile, more powerful armament, computer guided target acquisition systems, the ability to deploy missiles, more powerful drivetrain, the use of automatic transmissions.
deploy
The troops will deploy to Afghanistan in three weeks.
Deploy what
The word deploy is a verb. It means to prepare a military unit for usage.
Air bags deploy when someone gets into an accident.
it will deploy if hit hard enough.