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Put simply, the attacker confronts the prospect of depleting its own arsenal in a first strike against its rival, rather than the other way around.
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Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Speaking with companies and industry groups that would be potentially impacted by a strike, concerns are growing that there will be the first strike at the East Coast and Gulf Coast Ports since 1977.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Thousands of workers at Disneyland voted Monday to ratify a deal that averted what could have been the first strike at the Anaheim theme park in 40 years.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The group maintains anti-aircraft missiles that could menace Israeli jets, and some of its missile installations would almost certainly survive a first strike.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
Speaking with companies and industry groups that would be potentially impacted by a strike, concerns are growing that there will be the first strike at the East Coast and Gulf Coast Ports since 1977.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Thousands of workers at Disneyland voted Monday to ratify a deal that averted what could have been the first strike at the Anaheim theme park in 40 years.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
The group maintains anti-aircraft missiles that could menace Israeli jets, and some of its missile installations would almost certainly survive a first strike.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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