| The reader is led to believe that Stalin oriented his military commanders toward a preemptive strike by the Red Army. |
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| The doctrine invites abuse because it offers no criteria by which to judge a threat justifying a preemptive strike. |
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| If they don't stop this process, should the U.S. consider a military preemptive strike? |
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| His mortal fear of Jesse James led him to kill the famous outlaw, not just for the reward money, but as a preemptive strike to save his own life. |
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| The Democrats made a preemptive strike, and now the Republicans will exact their revenge. |
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| With this preemptive strike in place, Dr. Pinker sets out his view of what science can now say about human nature. |
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| Early in 1632, Maximilian rashly ordered a preemptive strike, and Tilly moved northward to attack Gustav. |
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| They unloaded savings banks they owned as a preemptive strike against tougher federal supervision. |
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| They knew that the company was aware of their actions, and this lawsuit is their preemptive strike. |
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| Strictly speaking, it is wrong to call this attack a preemptive strike. |
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| Third, he relied on spotty intelligence and the threat of chemical weapons to justify a preemptive strike. |
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| However, most do tend to agree on several fundamental prerequisites for a preemptive strike to be conceived as potentially justifiable. |
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| In July 2011, the seven-time Tour de France winner mounted a preemptive strike against 60 Minutes. |
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| Once again, the course of history hinged on the outcome of a preemptive strike. |
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| Mike Giglio on why the plea could be a preemptive strike against looming accusations. |
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| The NATO policy of using nuclear weapons as a preemptive strike adds a dangerous dimension to the situation in combination with the american security policy pushing for war as a preventative tool. |
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| Toronto Police Service is making a preemptive strike on the H1N1 virus. |
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| As a consequence of allowing these military installations, any opportunity for a preemptive strike against the North's nuclear sites has been lost, for fear it would prompt an attack on Seoul and other parts of the South. |
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| Call this a preemptive strike, a deep sigh heard from space. |
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| Mr. Zebrowski stopped short of describing the situation as a battle with Albany, although he did say the counties were planning a preemptive strike. |
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| So the Chinese are going to be obliged to go into a preemptive strike. |
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| As he notes in the short video below, there is already a favourite for the seat, California state senator Jackie Speier, who receives Mr Lessig's fulsome praise, followed by a sharp preemptive strike. |
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| During this period, individuals within the German military were advocating a preemptive strike against Russia, but Bismarck knew that such ideas were foolhardy. |
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