First Strike (military)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs preemptive strike
gptkbp:contrastsWith no first use policy
second strike
gptkbp:debatedBy politician
military theorists
arms control experts
gptkbp:defines A preemptive attack with weapons, especially nuclear weapons, to significantly weaken or destroy an adversary's ability to retaliate.
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:military
strategic studies
gptkbp:example Soviet nuclear doctrine during the Cold War
U.S. nuclear war plans during the Cold War
gptkbp:goal to incapacitate an opponent's retaliatory capability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Strike (military)
gptkbp:influenced international security
nuclear deterrence policy
arms race dynamics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:military
gptkb:mutually_assured_destruction
second strike
gptkbp:riskFactor escalation to full-scale war
nuclear retaliation
gptkbp:usedBy nuclear powers
military strategists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Strike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7