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单词 first strike
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first strike

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noun

the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.

Origin of first strike

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby first strike

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Example sentences from the Web for first strike

  • The U.S. had achieved the first-strike capability it had long been seeking.

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British Dictionary definitions for first strike

first-strike

adjective

(of a nuclear missile) intended for use in an opening attack calculated to destroy the enemy's nuclear weapons
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