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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first strike" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to military strategy, politics, or discussions about preemptive actions.
Example: "The debate over whether to launch a first strike against the enemy has divided the leaders."
Alternatives: "an initial attack" or "a preemptive strike".
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And could he keep going after a first strike?
The issue of a first strike also divides Jewish leaders.
Planning a first strike themselves, of course, is his answer.
The logic of a first strike still prevails.
Mr Osborne's proposed benefits squeeze may be seen as a first strike in that campaign.
China has been spending money to ensure that it could answer a first strike.
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And they're very much of a first-strike team.
"It'll be interpreted as a first-strike weapon system by any potential adversary.
A first-strike attack on Iraq is impossible to justify, he told the Senate.
But should the U.S. ever use nuclear warfare as a first-strike?
It was a first-strike policy: if provoked, the United States would be the first to use the bomb.
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