Sentences with phrase «preemptive nuclear attack»
Democratic legislators recently introduced a law that would require not just consultation but congressional support for a preemptive nuclear attack.
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North Korea is developing long - range missiles and practicing for nuclear war — and the US military is considering preemptive attacks on the isolated nation's military facilities.
1Technically the preemptive attack would not need to end with the occupation of the country; war is justified until it is clear that the threat that started it has been removed (vg nuclear weapons surrendered and facilities dismantled).