preemptive strike in self-defense theme

The following kind of dilemma is illustrated: Can it be right to use military force pre-emptively to prevent an attack on yourself?

Examples

Picard was urged to attack the Romulans before they could strike at the Federation in tng3x10 "The Defector".

11 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 3 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf2x10 choice general was there to strike preemptively and the morality of this was questioned
ds93x21 choice Cardassians and Romulans united in a preemptive strike against the Dominion
dis1x01 major Captain Georgiou refrained from firing on the Klingons first in spite of Burnham urging her to do so
ent3x07 major The Xindi were intent on destroying Earth because they had reason to believe that Humans were going to destroy them.
ent3x18 major The Xindi planned a preemptive strike to destroy Earth and annihilate all Humans in self-defense.
ent4x09 major The Vulcan council planned a preemptive strike on Andoria.
movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) major We are asked if it is acceptable to build a trio of spy satellite linked, flying aircraft carriers to be used for seeking out and killing potentially dangerous people before they commit crimes.
tng3x10 major Picard :: Picard must choose
ds93x20 minor Cardassians and Romulans united in a preemptive strike against the Dominion
ent4x08 minor The Vulcan council planned a preemptive strike on Andoria.