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first strike

DEFINITIONS OF: first strike

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n the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate

“the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India”
Type of:
strike
an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
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