preventive strike

In the wide-ranging briefing, the Russian president told reporters that Moscow carried out some "preventive strikes" after an explosion on a Crimean bridge earlier this month.

When Trump told his supporters to "PROTEST" in Manhattan last month, in what he clearly hoped was a preventive strike against indictment, barely anyone showed up:

She said one legal tactic he turned to often was the “preventive strike” suit to weaken rivals and create the impression he was the aggrieved party before they acted.

He has also said that preventive strikes may be the only way to counter North Korea's new hypersonic missiles if they appear ready for an imminent attack.

He said Russia has no intention to initiate a "preventive strike" but any would-be aggressor "will be destroyed."