executing commander

In nuclear warfare, a commander to whom nuclear weapons are released for delivery against specific targets or in accordance with approved plans. See also commander(s); releasing commander.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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India also demanded by way of provisional measures that the ICJ should immediately make an order (without even having a hearing) that Pakistan should be restrained from executing Commander Jadhav pending the full hearing of India's claims.

ICJ rejects India's plea for Kulbhushan Jadhav's acquittal

As immediate relief to India, the ICJ had restrained Pakistan from executing Commander Jadhav till adjudication of the case.

Awaiting ICJ Verdict on Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav

The executing commander establishes certain themes that each participant addresses throughout the rehearsal.

Modification of the planning process for sustainers part 3: orders production, rehearsals, and sustainment assessments

India also demanded by way of Provisional Measures that the ICJ should immediately make an order (without even having a hearing) that Pakistan should be restrained from executing Commander Jadhav pending the full hearing of India's claims.As mentioned above, Pakistan's civilian courts can and do routinely order a stay of execution pending the full hearing of legal challenges to decisions emanating from Pakistan's Military Courts they do so in order to preserve the status quo without making any decision as to the facts or merits.