title: Preemptive strike (disambiguation)
text: # Preemptive strike (disambiguation)
  
  A Preemptive strike refers to a surprise attack launched with the stated intention of countering an anticipated enemy offensive.
  
  Preemptive strike may also refer to:
  
  * Preemptive Strike (album), a retrospective compilation album of DJ Shadow's singles released on the UK record label Mo'Wax
  * Pre-Emptive Strike, a three-track release by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch
  * "Preemptive Strike" (TNG episode), a seventh season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
  * Pre-emptive nuclear strike
  