'''Preventive war''' is waged to counter a real or simulated perception of attack, invasion, or offensive, that is not imminent and not an immediate threat.
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'''Preventive war''' is a war waged to counter a real or simulated perception of [[attack]], [[invasion]], or [[offensive]], that is not imminent and not an immediate threat.
Preventive war is less likely than [[preemptive war]] to be in accordance with [[Just War Theory|''jus ad bellum'']].
Preventive war is less likely than [[preemptive war]] to be in accordance with [[Just War Theory|''jus ad bellum'']].