0 in a nuclear war, an attack intended to destroy the enemy's ability to fire before they have had an opportunity to do so
The first strike lasted 80 days and won some concessions, but when the government appeared to be backtracking, a second strike was called in 1979.
Any power which is afraid of the press will first strike against them.
It seems that the only way in which it could be used independently for nuclear purposes would be by way of a first strike.
Let us be clear about this talk of a first strike.
The point is that the original inducing by the unofficial leader of the first strike, if that be the case, is unfair.
It was the first strike in which my trade union had taken part.
The first strike was the gas workers' strike.
Each side knows that a first strike is not an option and neither side seriously includes such an option in its military or political calculations.
