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In its report on Chinese military power, the Pentagon said the LPARs supported China's implementation of the early warning counterstrike nuclear posture, which provides missile warning that leads to the country's counterstrike before an enemy first strike can detonate.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Boeing workers in the Seattle area and Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Sept. 13 in the union's first strike since 2008, halting production of three commercial airplane models and adding financial strain to the planemaker.
—Allison Lampert and David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
China, Russia, and the United States could also commit not to adopt launch-on-warning postures, in which a retaliatory nuclear strike is launched as soon as satellite warning systems detect a possible first strike from an adversary.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country’s use of nuclear weapons Tuesday as the Defense Ministry announced that Ukraine had carried out its first strike on Russian territory using the U.S.-supplied long-range weapons.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Boeing workers in the Seattle area and Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Sept. 13 in the union's first strike since 2008, halting production of three commercial airplane models and adding financial strain to the planemaker.
—Allison Lampert and David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
China, Russia, and the United States could also commit not to adopt launch-on-warning postures, in which a retaliatory nuclear strike is launched as soon as satellite warning systems detect a possible first strike from an adversary.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country’s use of nuclear weapons Tuesday as the Defense Ministry announced that Ukraine had carried out its first strike on Russian territory using the U.S.-supplied long-range weapons.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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