{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/preventive-war/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-123",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "Force initiated to prevent a more distant projected threat or unfavorable future balance of power rather than to intercept an imminent attack.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Preventive War",
  "not": "Preventive war is not interchangeable with anticipatory self-defense and is generally treated as legally and diplomatically far more problematic.",
  "plain": "Attacking now because an adversary may become more dangerous later.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-035",
    "K01-TERM-036",
    "K01-TERM-051",
    "K01-TERM-105",
    "K01-TERM-106",
    "K01-TERM-107",
    "K01-TERM-108",
    "K01-TERM-121"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "preventive-war",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "law-jurisdiction",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}