He had received permission to defend the fort, if attacked.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

If the Union force attacked before Stonewall Jackson got into position, Lee could not possibly hold it back.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

If South Carolina attacked, or planned to attack, then he could move his men into the fort that would be easiest to defend.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Stress results when something causes your body to act as if it were being attacked.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

The "Secret Six" feared they would face criminal charges if Brown attacked Harpers Ferry.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

He warned against violence. He said if party members attacked any officials or property of the territory or the federal government, party leaders should be charged with treason.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

The pirates threatened to kill their hostage if they were attacked.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

"The message by attack on the GHQ is possibly that the army is protecting nuclear assets, and therefore, if the GHQ can be attacked, protect the nuclear assets?" But Pakistani authorities and top U.S.officials have dismissed suggestions that Pakistan's nuclear installations are threatened by the country's growing insurgency.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

I think it's the political implications of this missile test that are noteworthy-and that is that Iran views the talks as dead-it doesn't view the talks positively, and now it's bracing for sanctions and quite possibly for war, and this missile test is a sign that Iran takes the military option very seriously and is ready to reciprocate if it's attacked."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18