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first strike

pre-emptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force
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first strike

Summary

first strike ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • first strike is a type of offensive[2].
  • first strike is a type of coup de main[3].
  • first strike is a type of preemption[4].
  • first strike's facet of is recorded as nuclear strategy[5].
  • first strike's has goal is recorded as surprise[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include offensive[2], coup de main[3], and preemption[4].

Why It Matters

first strike ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has goal → surprise
    Facet of → nuclear strategy
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533675905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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