Withhold
Withhold : (1) A term used in a pre-planned response option (PRO) to identify the withholding of part of the space or ground weapon inventory against detected threat launches, in anticipation of follow-on attacks. (2) (Nuclear) The limiting of authority to employ nuclear weapons by denying their use within specified geographical areas of certain countries. WL Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. WLR Weapons Launch Report