preventive strike (Meaning)
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preventive strike (n)
a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
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a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
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The nation's defense strategy included a preventive strike option to neutralize imminent threats.
The government justified the preventive strike as necessary to avert a catastrophic attack.
Despite intelligence gathering, the effectiveness of the preventive strike remained uncertain.
Critics argued that the potential consequences of a preventive strike outweighed its perceived benefits.
