Scorched-earth defense
The scorched-earth defense is a form of risk arbitrage and anti-takeover strategy.
Three Alls Policy
The Three Alls Policy (, Sankō Sakusen) was a Japanese scorched earth policy adopted in China during World War II, the three "alls" being "kill all, burn all, loot all" (). This policy was designed as retaliation against the Chinese for the Communist-led Hundred Regiments Offensive in December 1940. Contemporary Japanese documents referred to the policy as .