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• Preferential defense is the a-priori assignment of defensive assets to protect given facilities or capabilities.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Preferential Defense. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/preferential-defense.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Preferential Defense. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/preferential-defense (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Preferential Defense." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/preferential-defense.

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