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In
military science,
defence (International) or
defense (U.S. Spelling) is the art of preventing an attack, or minimizing the damage of an attack, for example by preventing an enemy from conquering
territory.
Thus, if a party attacks an enemy who is about to attack that party, this could be called defense. However, this leaves room for interpretation.
Typically defensive are for example
armor and a
bunker. Also defensive are guns, rockets, etc. with a range within the defenders territory: they can only attack an attacker. If the weapon is mobile it may also be used in an attack, after moving it.
Defence may also be a
euphemism for
war, such as Ministry or Department of Defence, although this doesn't carry the negative connotation of
war. Usage in this way has broadened the term to include most
military issues.
Territorial defence
In the strict
national level, and territorial defense is synonymous with
national defense.
Modern
sieges of important cities, allowing defenders to strengthen their position. They had the ability to make preparations for the battle to protect themselves from the enemy while making the enemy vulnerable, for example preparing positions such as
trenches and
fortifications or in more recent times laying obstacles such as
land mines and
tank traps. However in encounters larger than the small scale the attacker may often have the advantage, since they get to choose the time and place of battle. An attacker may concentrate their entire force on a small part of the defended area, while the defender is forced to spread their forces over the possible area of attack.
In the modern era the defenders' advantage has been gradually reduced, due to factors like the increased mobility of the modern forces, better communication technology and increased destructiveness of weaponry - reinforced underground bunkers which would previously have been unassailable can be eliminated instantly by
bunker-buster missiles or
tactical nuclear weapons.
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