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  "proposition": "Mission-command autonomy executes assigned intent within delegated limits when disconnected; self-authorized action creates a new mission, target, or effect without authority.",
  "qualification": "The matrix prevents category error but does not determine every facility, mission, target, jurisdiction, or operational case.",
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