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preventive war

noun as in first strike

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George W. Bush successfully pushed preventive war over deterrence, which led to disasters like Iraq.

Others, again, went so far as to describe our action merely as the starting point of a preventive war against Russia.

Preventive war was recommended by General Bernhardi and other illustrious patriots.

Until the end of the crisis, the idea of a preventive war continually recurred to my mind.

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