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first strike
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first strike
n.
A preemptive attack against an enemy, especially one using nuclear weapons against an enemy armed with nuclear weapons.

first-strike (fûrststrk) adj.

The first offensive move of a war. (Generally associated with nuclear operations.)
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Noun1.first strike - 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"
strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"


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Painting the missile shield as more of a deterrent than a defense, Felgenhauer goes on to say that the Russian military believes "that nuclear missiles will be deployed in Poland near Russia and these nuclear missiles will have also a first-strike capability and could hit Moscow before [Russia's response] could get airborne, [thus seeming] not so much as missile defense as a deployment of first-strike capability.
In response to Soviet first-strike capability, Reagan proposed a robust, multitiered system that would defend against an all-out attack versus the limited scope of earlier programs.
was concerned that the Soviets had developed a first-strike capability, which would allow them to launch a knockout blow against U.
 
 
 
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