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;
"the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India"
双语例句
The idea at first struck me as ridiculous, but now I think it is a good one. 开始我觉得那想法很可笑,但现在我觉得它是个好主意。
The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary. 第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。