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Preventive Attack

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
preventive strike
plural
Preventive Attacks
possessive
Preventive Attack's
pluralpossessive
Preventive Attacks'