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second-strike
[ sek-uhnd-strahyk ]
adjective
- noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
second-strike
adjective
- (of a nuclear weapon) intended to be used in a counterattack in response to a nuclear attack
- (of a strategy) based on the concept of surviving an initial nuclear attack with enough nuclear weaponry to retaliate
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- second strike noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of second-strike1
First recorded in 1960–65; second 1( def ) + strike (in the sense “military attack”
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Example Sentences
“To have a second-strike capability against India would give Pakistan a huge benefit,” he told me.
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