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second strike
(redirected from Retaliatory strike)

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The first counterblow of a war. (Generally associated with nuclear operations.)
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Pakistan is on high alert amid fears of retaliatory strikes by Taliban militants as the army attacks their strongholds in South Waziristan on the Afghan border.
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An early retaliatory strike briefly lifted home spirits, but Peter Collingwood (37no) played a controlled innings to snuff out home hopes, with the winning runs arrving inside 25 overs for an ecstatic Bridge.
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