Dec 19, 2021 20:38
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Russian term

обрушить удар

Russian to English Other Government / Politics встречи в верхах
"Если встанет вопрос о применении ядерного оружия, то ядерные державы не смогут обрушить свой удар на территорию Х."

Фраза из официальной стенографической записи встречи на высшем уровне. Ищу какой-то соответствующий "высокопарный" оборот в английском языке.
Спасибо заранее

Proposed translations

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deliver a blow

You might want to fiddle with the syntax a bit to avoid sounding stilted or using "nuclear" twice (just think it might sound a bit off without the "nuclear"), but I think it can work well. I'd do something like: "If the question were to arise then countries with said capabilities wouldn't be able to deliver a nuclear blow to..." No idea what the previous sentence was and if that's an option though.

"Hours after the Washington Post broke the story that North Korea may have miniaturized a nuclear warhead, enabling its ICBM *to deliver a nuclear blow* to U.S. soil, President Trump announced that if North Korea continues to provoke, will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”
https://nsiteam.com/trajectory-of-u-s-north-korean-nuclear-w...

The Russians, however, have said that they regarded any weapon as “strategic” if it could deliver a nuclear blow to the other side.
https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/09/archives/little-progress-...

With a range of 9,321 miles, Washington’s Minuteman missiles can deliver a nuclear blow to any target in Europe, Asia, South America, the Middle East, and most of Africa. https://worldbeyondwar.org/freeze-freeze-solution-alternativ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Dmitry Murzakov : Great, Katya!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
5 mins

to unleash the strike

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[unable] to strike

Если переводить "в контексте".

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Note added at 1 час (2021-12-19 22:04:40 GMT)
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If the issue of the use of nuclear weapons comes up, the nuclear powers will not be able to strike the territory of X
Peer comment(s):

agree Anton Konashenok
36 mins
Thank you, Anton!
agree Abdykar Sultanov : This word better and concisely describes the picture.
6 hrs
Thank you, Abdykar!
agree DTSM
8 hrs
Thank you, DT SM!
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1 hr

launch an attack upon the territory

launch an attack upon the territory
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12 hrs

strike a blow

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