preemptive attack

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An attack initiated on the basis of incontrovertible evidence that an enemy attack is imminent.

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first strike first-strike			Israel sees Iran's nuclear aspirations as an existential threat, and has been pondering a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear sites. Iran-politics by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) The first vision focused on the significance of security and intelligence cooperation between states of the region, exchange of information and launching preemptive attacks against any suspicious boats that may belong to pirates. Another failure! Why? (Opinion) by Yemen Times (Sana'a, Yemen) The United States will likely be more cautious about launching a preemptive attack after the intelligence failures of the Iraq war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said. More caution on US preemptive attacks after Iraq: Gates by AFP / AFP American Edition			Predominancy predominant predominant height predominantly predominate predominately Predomination Predoom Predorsal Predy preeclampsia Preedy Preef Preelect Preelection preemie Preeminence preeminent Preeminently Preemploy preemployment training program preempt preemption Preemptioner preemptive preemptive attack preemptive bid preemptive right Preemptor Preemptory preen preen gland Preengage Preengagement preengineered Preerect Prees preestablish Preestablishment Preeternity Preexamination Preexamine preexilian preexist Preexistence Preexistency Preexistent Preexistentism Preexistimation preexisting Preexpectation			preempted preempted Preemptible Preemptible Preemptible preempting preempting preemption preemption preemption Preëmption Preëmption Preëmption Preemption (computing) Preemption (law) Preemption Act Preemption Act of 1841 Preemption of State and Local Laws Preemption of State and Local Laws Preemption of State and Local Laws Preemption right Preemption right Preemption right Preemption Rights Preemption Rights Preemption Rights Preemptioner preemptive preemptive preemptive analgesia preemptive attack preemptive bid preemptive bid Preemptive Cadaveric Renal Transplantation preemptive chemotherapy Preemptive Control Signature Preemptive Drop Policy Preemptive Goal Programming Preemptive Last Come First Served Preemptive Multi-Tasking Preemptive multitasking Preemptive Priority Preemptive Priority Handoff Preemptive Repeat Identical preemptive right preemptive right preemptive right Preemptive Rights Preemptive Rights Preemptive Rights Preemptive Threat Defense Preemptive Time Petri Net Preemptive war preemptively preemptor preemptor preemptory preemptory Preemptory challenge Preemptory challenge preempts

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