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First Strike
First strike most commonly refers to: * Pre-emptive nuclear strike * Pre-emptive war First strike may also refer to: * ''First Strike'' (1996 film), also known as ''Jackie Chan's First Strike'' or ''Police Story 4: First Strike'', an action movie * "First Strike" (''Stargate Atlantis''), an episode of the TV series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * ''First Strike'' (1979 film), a United States Air Force documentary * '' Halo: First Strike'', a 2003 science fiction novel written by Eric Nylund, based on the video game series * First strike (coinage), the first coins struck from a new set of dies * First Strike (DC Comics), a fictional team of superheroes by DC Comics * ''First Strike'' (IDW Publishing), a crossover event by IDW Publishing, set in the Hasbro Universe * ''First Strike'' (album), an album by Cobra * '' Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike'', 2009 film * 1st Strike Brigade, Catterick Garrison * '' First Strike (book)'', book by American writer Douglas Terman Douglas Term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Strike
is a 2009 Japanese animated film by Production I.G. It is directed by Kanta Kamei and written by Reiko Yoshida, featuring the voice talents of Kōsuke Toriumi, Mamoru Miyano, Mai Nakahara, Rika Morinaga, and Eiji Takemoto. The film is the prequel to the Namco Tales Studio's role-playing game ''Tales of Vesperia'' and the first animated feature film in the ''Tales'' series. ''Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike'' revolves around the two knights, Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo, from the Niren Corps as they protect a town from monsters with their allies. The project was led by Kenta Kamei who previously worked on the animated cutscenes from the ''Tales'' games. He expressed pressure due to ''First Strike'' being his debut as a director and also elaborated on how difficult was creating the storyboard. Yoshida was given the role of screenwriter in order to appeal to the female fanbase the series has always had. It was released in Japan on October 3, 2009, as a result of delays in produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-emptive Nuclear Strike
In nuclear strategy, a first strike or preemptive strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force. First strike capability is a country's ability to defeat another nuclear power by destroying its arsenal to the point where the attacking country can survive the weakened retaliation while the opposing side is left unable to continue war. The preferred methodology is to attack the opponent's strategic nuclear weapon facilities (missile silos, submarine bases, bomber airfields), command and control sites, and storage depots first. The strategy is called counterforce. Overview During the Cold War period, both superpowers, NATO and the Eastern Bloc, built massive nuclear arsenals, aimed, to a large extent, at each other. However, they were never used, as after a time, leaders on both sides of the Iron Curtain realized that global thermonuclear war would not be in either power's interest, as it would probably lead to the destruction of both sides, and possibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-emptive War
A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived imminent offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending (allegedly unavoidable) war ''shortly before'' that attack materializes. It is a war that preemptively 'breaks the peace'. The term 'preemptive war' is sometimes confused with the term 'preventive war'. The difference is that a preventive war is launched to destroy the potential threat of the targeted party, when an attack by that party is not imminent or known to be planned. A preemptive war is launched in anticipation of immediate aggression by another party. Most contemporary scholarship equates preventive war with aggression, and therefore argues that it is illegitimate.Shue, Henry and Rhodin, David (2007). ''Preemption: Military Action and Moral Justification''. Oxford University Press. p. 116. The waging of a preemptive war has less stigma attached than does the waging of a preventive war. The initiation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (1996 Film)
''Police Story 4: First Strike'' (), also known as ''First Strike'' or ''Jackie Chan's First Strike'', is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Stanley Tong, and starring Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu, Bill Tung, Yuri Petrov, and Nonna Grishayeva. It is the fourth installment of the '' Police Story'' series. Chan reprises his role as "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui (named "Jackie" in international releases), a Hong Kong police officer who works for the CIA to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence. The film was shot partially in Hong Kong, Crimea (Ukraine), Moscow (Russia) and Brisbane in Queensland (Australia). Chinatown, Brisbane in Fortitude Valley and Underwater World on the Sunshine Coast were also used. Filming took place from August to November 1995. The film was released in Hong Kong on 10 February 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (Stargate Atlantis)
"First Strike" is the 60th episode and the third season finale of the science fiction television series ''Stargate Atlantis''. The episode originally aired in Canada on February 5, 2007, on The Movie Network, and subsequently aired March 14 on Sky One in the United Kingdom, and June 22 on the United States Sci Fi Channel. It was written by executive producer Martin Gero, and directed by Martin Wood. The episode is the first of a three-parter, in which the new Earth ship ''Apollo'' arrives at Atlantis to conduct a preemptive strike against the Asurans before they can launch a fleet to attack Earth. "First Strike" was a beginning to a new direction for the series. It aired alongside "Unending", the series finale of ''Stargate SG-1''. At the time it was considered the best episode the producers had done, and featured one of the longest visual effects sequences in the series. The episode earned ''Stargate Atlantis'' the strongest ratings since the mid-season hiatus, and was genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (1979 Film)
''First Strike'' is a 1979 film created by KRON-TV and Chronicle Publishing Company under the broadcast division name "Chronicle Broadcasting Company" in partnership with the United States Department of Defense and the RAND Corporation. The film discusses the United States Armed Forces strategy for dealing with nuclear warfare and became far better known when various clips were edited into the 1983 TV film ''The Day After''. Plot The film is divided into two main segments. The first section of the film is a dramatization of a sneak attack by Soviet Union nuclear weapons against the United States. The premise of the attack is based on Soviet nuclear submarines approaching the United States West Coast and launching a barrage of missiles at ICBM silos and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, B-52 bomber bases, and other Soviet forces manage to destroy a number of U.S. ballistic missile submarines at sea. In the film, when Strategic Air Command is able to launch a retaliatory strike, over 80% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike
First strike most commonly refers to: * Pre-emptive nuclear strike * Pre-emptive war First strike may also refer to: * ''First Strike'' (1996 film), also known as ''Jackie Chan's First Strike'' or ''Police Story 4: First Strike'', an action movie * "First Strike" (''Stargate Atlantis''), an episode of the TV series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * ''First Strike'' (1979 film), a United States Air Force documentary * '' Halo: First Strike'', a 2003 science fiction novel written by Eric Nylund, based on the video game series * First strike (coinage), the first coins struck from a new set of dies * First Strike (DC Comics), a fictional team of superheroes by DC Comics * ''First Strike'' (IDW Publishing), a crossover event by IDW Publishing, set in the Hasbro Universe * ''First Strike'' (album), an album by Cobra * '' Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike'', 2009 film * 1st Strike Brigade, Catterick Garrison * '' First Strike (book)'', book by American writer Douglas Terman Douglas Term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (coinage)
First strike is a marketing term used by third party coin grading services which refers to coins which were struck first by a mint. The U.S. Mint maintains that there is no widely accepted and standardized numismatic industry definition of First Strike coins. Several coin grading companies have decided that a "first strike" coin is one that shipped from the mint in the first month of the new minting. No U.S. Mint First Strike Program The U.S. Mint has stated that they do not keep track of which coins were struck first. The mint has dates on the packaging for the coins, however they also state that the shipping dates do not reveal exactly when the coins were struck. Lawsuit In 2006 a Miami lawyer filed a 10 million dollar lawsuit in a Miami court, alleging the "First Strike" label is deceptive. The lawsuit was filed against the two coin grading companies: Numismatic Guaranty Corp., (NGC) based in Sarasota, Fla., and Professional Coin Grading Service, (PCGS) of Newport Beach, Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (DC Comics)
First Strike is a fictional government funded team of superheroes published by DC Comics. They first appeared in '' Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters'' #3 (November 2006), and were created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Daniel Acuña. The team is largely an allegory for the perils of "unrestricted state power and authority". History First Strike was sent to the Arizona desert by their commanding officer Father Time, to bring the Freedom Fighters back to S.H.A.D.E. headquarters and to arrest Uncle Sam. When the Freedom Fighters refused to go peacefully, they engaged in a fight that First Strike won until the new Black Condor made the scene. Having over-powered First Strike, this allowed the Freedom Fighters some time to get back on their feet. Human Bomb, one of the Freedom Fighters, killed Propaganda, a member of First Strike. First Strike returned to S.H.A.D.E. headquarters. Father Time was disappointed with their loss, and expressed his anger by ripping off Chief Justice's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (IDW Publishing)
''First Strike'' is a 2017 comic book storyline published by IDW Publishing, running from August 9 to October 25, 2017. It is the sequel to 2016's ''Revolution'' in the Hasbro Comic Book Universe. The story is written by Mairghread Scott and David Rodriguez, featuring art by Max Dunbar and Freddie E. Williams II, and colors by Ander Zarate. A few back-up strips were written by John Barber, with art by Netho Diaz and Walden Wong, and colors by David Garcia Cruz. Plot After Optimus Prime annexed Earth into Cybertron's Council of Worlds, and following a tough encounter with a few Dire Wraiths, G.I. Joe's founder Joe Colton has decided to destroy all Transformers, as he believes they pose a threat to humanity. So he secretly resurfaces as "Baron Ironblood" and recruits criminals for his cause, including Doctor X, Storm Shadow, Destro, Miles Mayhem, Shazraella and Garrison Kreiger. A year after the Ore-13 explosions, a unified Earth stands ready to join the interplanetary coalition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Strike (album)
''First Strike'' is the debut and sole studio album released by Swiss-American hard rock band Cobra. Originally released in 1983 by Epic Records, the record was produced by Tom Allom and remastered in 2008 by Rock Candy. The album in the British music magazine Kerrang! took first place in the import charts. The single "Blood on Your Money" received MTV airplay, while "Looking at You" and "Travelin' Man" received promotion at the Memphis TV Club. Swiss hard rock band Gotthard covered "Travelin' Man" on their 1994 album, ''Dial Hard'', and "Looking at You" for '' One Life One Soul - Best of Ballads'' in 2002. Cobra guitarist Mandy Meyer was a member of Gotthard between 1996 and 2003. Track listing Personnel * Jimi Jamison – Lead Vocals * Mandy Meyer Armand "Mandy" Meyer (born August 29 1960) is a Swiss-Canadian guitarist best known for being a member of the hard rock band Gotthard, the progressive rock band Asia, and the heavy metal band Krokus. Meyer has also wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Strike Brigade
Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000 in 2017 and covering over 2,400 acres (about 10 km2). Under plans announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in November 2005, its population is expected to grow to over 25,000, making it the largest population centre in the local area. History The siting of the garrison was first recommended by Robert Baden-Powell who founded the Scouting movement in 1908 whilst he, as Inspector-General of Cavalry, was based at the army barracks—at that time located in Richmond Castle. On 12 August 1914, the order was issued for the construction of the camp, following the outbreak of the First World War. The original intention was for Catterick to be a temporary camp to accommodate two complete divisions with around 40,000 men in 2,000 huts. The base was originally named Richmond Camp but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
