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FIRST STRIKE CAPABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2005-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
DEF

Strategic nuclear capability that, in relation to the adversary's vulnerability, makes a first strike possible, or that makes a first strike strategy possible, but that may not be sufficient for a second strike.

Key term(s)
  • first-strike capability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Capacité nucléaire suffisamment grande pour frapper en premier d'une façon telle que l'opération se solde par un succès militaire, mais pas nécessairement suffisante pour riposter efficacement contre un premier coup.

Spanish

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