first strike

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The first strike on April 8 hit a higher floor in El Bizri’s building, which was showing its age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Buck Turgidson, one of the film’s most memorable characters, while agitating the president in the war room for a first strike against the Soviet Union.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

In response to a reporter's question during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Hegseth said that he watched the first strike "live" but quickly moved on to another meeting.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

“The first strike was very lethal, it was fine, and if there were two people around,” Trump said before quickly adding, “but Pete said that didn’t happen. I have great confidence in Pete.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

The belief was that a nation could deter a "first strike," in the parlance of nuclear strategists, by making sure that the enemy understood that their strike would never succeed.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau