HyperDic: first_strike

English > 1 sense of the expression first strike:
NOUNactfirst strikethe initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons
English > first strike: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe 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.
Example"the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India"
BroaderstrikeAn attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

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