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Detailed Synonyms for first strike in English
first strike:
first strike [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the 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 1