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 --
Whether they are first strike, second strike or 121st strike does not reduce that danger.
Very unusually, the textile industry had its first strike for decades.
It was my first strike —unofficial, by the way.
It is difficult to think of a rational first strike which would not be carried out.
In other words, a first strike nuclear policy by either side really makes no kind of sense.
Secondly, they would be unlikely effectively to survive a first strike if such a thing were to occur.
I am not talking about first strike, which is the idea of a massive pre-emptive operation.
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.
