Preemptive strikes are okay when you know for sure what you're preempting.

当你确信你所占的先机，先发制人未尝不可。

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Marketers tend to launch ambush campaigns only once an event has started, making preemptive strikes almost impossible.

市场营销员往往只要赛事一开始就开展“伏击活动”，这使得提前制止它成为几乎不可能的事情。

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It has made similar statements for years threatening preemptive strikes, but those have almost always been in response to joint South Korean-U. S. military drills.

多年来它发表过威胁先发制人打击的类似声明，但是这些几乎总是对于韩美联合军事演习的回应。

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The President of the United States even has the authority to green-light preemptive strikes against a credible, impending cyber-attack, according to the NYT article.

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The Iranian regime now appears convinced it will be able to "go nuclear" with impunity despite the protests of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the likely paralysis of the UN Security Council and the difficulty of Israeli or American preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities.

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While one may argue that factors such as Iran's limited military capabilities and sheer distance diminish any conventional concerns, one should expect that Tehran, in case of preemptive strikes by American forces, would launch an asymmetrical offensive against the U.S. and its European allies through surrogate terrorist and paramilitary organizations.

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