The speed with which electronic attacks could be launched gives little time for cool-headed reflection and favours （early, even pre-emptive, ）attack.

电子攻击的速度让人没有时间进行冷静的反思，并且适合抢占先机，甚至先发制人的攻击。

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The speed with which electronic attacks could be launched gives little time for cool-headed reflection and favours early, even pre-emptive, attack.

ECONOMIST: The threat from the internet

Most lawyers believe that, even if Article 51 can be bent, an attack has to be imminent before any pre-emptive action is justified.

ECONOMIST: Lawyers on both sides are not short of ammunition