+A **first strike** is a sudden, preemptive [Attack](/wiki/attack) designed to incapacitate an adversary's capacity for retaliation. Such an act aims to neutralize their [Arsenal](/wiki/arsenal) before they can respond, a grave strategy often associated with [Total War](/wiki/total_war).
+## See also
+- [Deterrence](/wiki/deterrence)
+- [Preemptive War](/wiki/preemptive_war)
+- [Second Strike](/wiki/second_strike)
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