first_strike
1. [ noun ] (military) 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
Examples:

"the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India"

Related terms: strike
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