strike capability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstrikeandcapability
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strike
noun[C]
uk/straɪk/us/straɪk/
a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or ...
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capability
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofstrikeandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I presume that the aircraft will have astrikecapability.
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The invulnerability of the system is the most important aspect of any strategic secondstrikecapability.
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Each member is maintaining an airstrikecapabilityin addition to an air defence capability.
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The present nuclearstrikecapabilityis 32 megatons, at most, at any given time.
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The nuclear fleet submarines already possess an effectivestrikecapability, but we are not overlooking the question of improving their armaments.
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In the world in which we live, it cannot make any sense at all to multiply our nuclearstrikecapability.
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First there is thestrikecapability, which is an essential part of both our nuclear and conventional deterrent.
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I saw evidence—many of our briefings were classified—of astrikecapabilitythat was so awesome that one could multiply it by 100 and still not reflect it truly.
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They might have more things to worry about, but they have a bigger force with which to act and astrikecapabilitythat is stronger and heavier by far.
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Therefore, we are not planning, and do not think that it would be right to plan, to replace the carrier'sstrikecapabilityas we know it today.
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Ourstrikecapabilityis suffering similarly.
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We have to discern the connection here, for it is with these capabilities that we are dealing here, and not just with traditional nuclearstrikecapability.
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We are not talking simply about military capacity,strikecapability, troop deployment or standardisation of equipment; we are talking about essentially political and economic rather than military matters.
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In a two-sided conflict where both sides have mutual secondstrikecapability, defense becomes impossible.
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