And that made their political situation dangerously vulnerable to ... what?
Strategic command and control systems have become dangerously vulnerable since the 1970's.
He couldn't get through his guard with any thrust or stroke that wouldn't leave him dangerously vulnerable.
He added that "as a nation we are dangerously vulnerable."
When they could no longer claim to act with royal backing they were dangerously vulnerable.
Residents who are not Inkatha members and who have little interest in politics now fear that without the party's protection they would be dangerously vulnerable.
However, the collapse of the banking system in 2008 exposed that prosperity as having been built on a dangerously vulnerable economic model.
That would leave us dangerously vulnerable and unprepared to deter or fight a war.
This would leave his headquarters and base camp dangerously vulnerable if the Croats decided to attack him, but he had no choice.
The words "dangerously vulnerable" come to mind, as long as it's understood that the danger in this instance is to others.