Sentence examples for limited strike from inspiring English sources

Yet none of that begins to apply to a child gassed to death (or born with AIDS or hit by a "limited strike").

Pentagon estimates have risen throughout the year as officials refine how they will design an antimissile system meant to protect all 50 states from a limited strike by a country like North Korea or Iran.

A product of research begun under President Ronald Reagan's unfulfilled Star Wars concept, this far more modest defense shield is meant to protect all 50 states from a limited strike by an unpredictable enemy, like North Korea.

For Israel there is no such thing as a "limited strike" or "punishment" when it comes to deterrence, and Israeli leaders have openly threatened to topple the Assad regime or destroy Hezbollah's infrastructure in Lebanon.

Opponents suggest a limited strike against a nuclear-armed rival could easily lead to all-out war.

Nobody knows what a "limited strike" would cost, but General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says it will run in the billions.

Re "Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No" (front page, Aug. 30): It is troubling that we are again considering bombing another far-off country, and possibly without support from the international community.

"More likely a limited strike would not stay limited and would quickly escalate.

A limited strike will be seen only as a sign of weakness.

Then came Kargil, a brazen but limited strike across the line of control, in 1999.

Now, facing a limited strike, its position abruptly changed to: Oh!