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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.
Sep 25, 2006 · This study focused on three central questions: First, under what conditions is preemptive or preventive attack worth considering or pursuing as a response to perceived security threats? Second, what role should such strategies be expected to play in future U.S. national security policy?
- Karl P. Mueller, Jasen J. Castillo, Forrest E. Morgan, Negeen Pegahi, Brian Rosen
- Paperback
- 2006
Aug 29, 2017 · A historical overview of the concept and examples of preemptive strikes and preventive wars, from ancient times to modern times. The author explains the advantages and disadvantages of these military operations, the risks and challenges they pose, and the controversies they generate. He also discusses the role of diplomacy and strategy in these scenarios.
Preemptive force, military doctrine whereby a state claims the right to launch an offensive on a potential enemy before that enemy has had the chance to carry out an attack. The advantage of a preemptive strike is that, by being the first to act decisively, a state renders the enemy unable to carry.
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Jul 20, 2006 · A pre-emptive strike is military action taken by a country in response to a threat from another country - the purpose of it is to stop the threatening country from...
an attack against an enemy in response to an obvious threat of attack by that enemy: because preemptive strikes are prompted more by clearly imminent danger than by speculation, they generally are considered acceptable in international law.
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 ...
