Meaning of preemptive strike | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“In every war the salarians have⟳ fought, they struck first and without warning. For the salarians, to know⟳ an enemy plans to attack and to let⟳ it happen⟳ is folly. To announce⟳ their own⟳ plans to attack is insanity. They find⟳ the human moral concepts of "do not fire until fired upon" and "declare⟳ a war before prosecuting it" incredibly naive. In defensive wars, they execute devastating preemptive strikes hours before the enemy's own⟳ attacks.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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