First, the weapons should be intended for use only in retaliation after a nuclear attack. Second, the possession of the weapons must be a temporary expedient.

首先，这些武器应当只在遭受核袭击后反击时才使用。其次，这些武器的拥有必须是一种临时的应急手段。

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Police said they believed the attack was in retaliation for the death of the drug trafficker.

警方说他们认为这起袭击是为那个毒贩的死而实施的报复。

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Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. The attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation.

加沙地带的巴勒斯坦激进分子越过以色列边界发动了一次猛烈的袭击。这次袭击可能会招致以色列人的报复。

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Heavy mortar exchanges have since erupted in the Bakara market area of Mogadishu, A spokesman for the al Shabab terrorist group claimed the suicide attack was in retaliation for the killing of a wanted senior al-Qaida operative in the region.

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Renamo said it launched the attack in retaliation for the police raids on meetings they were holding in the towns of Gondola and Muxungue.

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According to the BBC, Spamhaus said the attack was in retaliation for its blacklisting of the Dutch company.

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The US military said it did not believe the attack was in retaliation for the incident with the wedding party.

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