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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.
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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
Ukraine carried out its first strike using the weapons inside Russia on Tuesday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The decision came after Ukraine’s first strike on Russian territory with U.S.-supplied long-range weapons and President Joe Biden authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine to help fight off Moscow's forces.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
Ukraine carried out its first strike using the weapons inside Russia on Tuesday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The decision came after Ukraine’s first strike on Russian territory with U.S.-supplied long-range weapons and President Joe Biden authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine to help fight off Moscow's forces.
—Daryna Mayer, 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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