Term: first strike: the initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country's ability to retaliate
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: comminuted fracture: fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: complexion: texture and appearance of the skin of the face
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: anthericum: genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: cadra: a genus of Pyralidae
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: indulgence: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: weeping spruce: medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: accession: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: white dipladenia: shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: monologue: a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
Broader: strike: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | Unrelated: carbonation: saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)