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Meanings of first strike in English

Russian
первый удар
Spanish
primer ataque

Pre-emptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force.

первый удар
Synonyms
Examples for "pre-emptive nuclear strike"
Examples for "pre-emptive nuclear strike"
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I immediately ordered the United States' armed forces to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
The Irish Times
2
North Korea has already said that it reserves the right to a pre-emptive nuclear strike against aggressors.
BBC
3
The North has also said it has cancelled the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean war and threatened the US with a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
The Guardian
4
In the past, they have led to a surge in tensions, with Pyongyang threatening pre-emptive nuclear strikes and attacks on South Korean and US targets.
BBC
Usage of first strike in English
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The first strike by a Burraq drone was reported in early September.
Reuters
2
Tai has previous convictions for which he received a first strike warning.
Radio NZ
3
Now the first strike was at the other end of the island.
Anvil Gate
4
The singularity of this did not at first strike the young man.
Idolatry: A Romance
5
But details of the simulated first strike have only now been revealed.
News.com.au
6
I let you have first strike, but I play first with him!
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
7
Only a few weeks were left before the first strike force landed.
Terminal Compromise
8
I had to make my first strike deadly or all was lost.
Micah & Strange Candy
9
But I would certainly not do first strike, Trump said ambiguously.
Reuters
10
This was the first strike-out in the direction of Free Trade.
Town Life in Australia
11
Justice Williams convicted Kinraid yesterday and issued a first strike warning against him.
Radio NZ
12
After that, it was relatively easy for Ahsoka to plan her first strike.
Ahsoka
13
It marked the first strike in 42 years against the state-owned ferry network.
Reuters
14
If you originate a first strike, the United States will achieve overwhelming victory.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
15
This is the union's first strike ballot in its 114-year history.
The Guardian
16
And it's the first strike in the history of professional sports.
The new yorker
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