self-defensive
Adjective
Meaning
Defending, or tending to defend, one's own person, property, or reputation.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
On 16 October, this war plan was approved, and on the 18th, the final approval was given by the Politburo for a "self-defensive counter-attack", scheduled for 20 October.
The popular support for the strictly self-defensive doctrine remains.