Preemptive war
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title:
Preemptive war
text:
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 war shortly before that attack materializes. It is a war that preemptively 'breaks the peace' before an impending attack occurs. Preemptive war is sometimes confused with preventive war: the difference is that a preventive war is launched to destroy the potential threat of the targeted party, when an attack by that party is not
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description:
Armed conflict to thwart or gain an advantage over imminent invasion or offensive
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemptive_war
date created:
2003-12-02T02:22:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T03:11:37Z
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