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surprise attack: a standalone construct

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Strategic studies

an attack its victim fails to anticipate despite available warning, explained by gaps between warning and response in perception, politics and organization.

In strategic studies, surprise attack refers to an attack its victim fails to anticipate despite available warning, explained by gaps between warning and response in perception, politics and organization. This meaning comes from Betts (1982) in Surprise attack.[1]

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References

Betts, R. K. (1982). Surprise attack. Brookings Institution. ISBN 9780815709299

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