"second strike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second strikes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} second strike (plural second strikes)
  1. A retaliatory nuclear attack. Related terms: first strike
    Sense id: en-second_strike-en-noun-4v8o1lCZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nuclear warfare

Inflected forms

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