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First strike (nuclear strategy)

In nuclear strategy, a first strike or preemptive strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force. First strike capability is an attacking country's ability to significantly cripple another nuclear power's second strike retaliatory capacity. The preferred methodology is to attack the opponent's strategic nuclear weapon facilities…

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Likely first strike weapons systems

First-strike enabling weapons systems

Other possible first-strike weapons systems

Anti-first-strike countermeasures

Destabilizing role of land-based MIRVed ICBMs

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First strike (nuclear strategy)

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DEFCON conditionsinstance ofAlert states0.80text
apart from serving a purpose in the internal management of a country's militaryinstance ofAlert states0.80text
can have the effect of advising a potential aggressor that an escalation towards first strike has been detectedinstance ofAlert states0.80text
therefore that effective retaliatory strikes could be made in the event of an attack.Maintaining survivable C4ISTAR linksLooking Glassinstance ofAlert states0.80text
Nightwatchinstance ofAlert states0.80text
and TACAMO are US airborne nuclear command postsinstance ofAlert states0.80text
represent survivable communication links with US nuclear forcesinstance ofAlert states0.80text
therefore that effective retaliatory strikes could be made in the event of an attackinstance ofAlert states0.80text
SDI will be more effective against limited numbers of missiles launchedinstance ofDestabilizing role of missile defenseAny defense system against nuclear missiles0.80text

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