Noun
preventive war (plural preventive wars)
War started by one of the parties without having received any attack from the other party. This type of war is initiated by states unable to use diplomacy
The German war against Poland initiated by Hitler was justified as a preventive war by Carl Schmitt, German jurist and philosopher
Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death. Otto von Bismarck
I'd like to see a more aggressive attitude on the part of the United States. That doesn't mean launching an immediate preventive war. Curtis LeMay
Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition. Ron Paul
The target of preventive war must have several characteristics. It must be virtually defenceless; it must be important enough to be worth the trouble; it must be possible to portray it as the ultimate evil and an imminent threat to our survival. Noam Chomsky
I am against preventive war because it means measures by the UN against us. Moshe Sharett
Bismarck denied knowing about the article ahead of time, but he certainly knew about the talk of preventive war. Source: Internet