Meaning Of The Word First-strike
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First-strike Meaning
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What's The Definition Of First-strike?
first strike in American English
a surprise attack with nuclear weapons, made with the intention of destroying an enemy nation's means of effective retaliation noun: the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces first-strike in British English adjective: (of a nuclear missile) intended for use in an opening attack calculated to destroy the enemy's nuclear weapons |
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