He said: "In the most extreme circumstances we have made it very clear that you can't rule out the use of nuclear weapons as a
first strike."
Unlike Pakistan's nuclear doctrine, which doesn't rule out a
first strike if attacked by the enemy, India has no such policy.
"So after the US
first strike lunges into the heart of China or Russia the so-called missile defense shield would then be used to pick of these retaliatory strikes," he reiterated.
"The squad was targeted in response to mortar shell fire at a routine IDF (army) patrol in the area, near the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Am," a statement said of the
first strike. An identical statement was issued following the second.
HIT AND MISS: The Black Ops -
First Strike add-ons, and (inset) Disney's Tangled
The
First Strike Ration contains items easily eaten on the move, including the newly developed Shelf Stable on-the-go sandwich, which is very similar to a hot pocket sandwich.
He did not use words such as ''preemptive'' or ''
first strike,'' but his remarks have been taken by many to mean this.
LET'S COME UP WITH A LEGAL JUSTIFICATION FOR A
FIRST STRIKE.
War with Japan seemed to be inevitable but FDR wanted Japan to make the
first strike. This book examines the people, places, and events surrounding the internment of West Coast Japanese civilians during WW II.
The law was slow in clearing Congress due to delaying tactics by pro-abortion supporters who see it as a
first strike in a campaign to erode abortion "rights." Opponents charged that the definition of the practice was too vaguely defined, making it unclear to doctors which procedures are illegal.
Bob Krueger, president of
First Strike Environmental, said Malheur County authorities told him that a videotape supplied by a convenience store in Vale showed the crew purchasing beer, soda and snacks.
Yet, as the United States has reserved the right to use nuclear weapons in response to a chemical or biological weapon attack for some years, the continued emphasis on this
first strike policy undermines nonproliferation goals.
The ladies' solicitor Lauren Fowler warned: "This is the
first strike in a lengthy fight."
THE whisky industry saw its
first strike in 30 years yesterday as workers at Chivas Brothers began a series of stoppages over pay.
Top level talks at Iarnrod Eireann collapsed last night as the
first strike dates were set for December 15 and 22.
