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Targeting is the process used to select objects or installations to be attacked, taken, or destroyed in warfare
Warfare

Warfare refers to the conduct of conflict between opponents, and usually involves escalation of aggression from the proverbial "war of words" between politics and diplomacy to full-scale War, waged until one side accepts defeat or peace terms are agreed on....
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Technologically advanced countries can generally select their targets in such a way as to minimize collateral damage
Collateral damage

Collateral damage is damage that is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome. The term originated in the U.S. military, but it has since expanded into broader use....
 and civilian casualties. This can fall by the wayside, however, during unrestricted warfare. It can also refer to the targeting of the actual objectiver to be destroyed by military personnel, such as "painting" a target with a laser
Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process called stimulated emission. The term laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation....
 for laser guided munitions, estimating range for artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
, etc.








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Targeting is the process used to select objects or installations to be attacked, taken, or destroyed in warfare
Warfare

Warfare refers to the conduct of conflict between opponents, and usually involves escalation of aggression from the proverbial "war of words" between politics and diplomacy to full-scale War, waged until one side accepts defeat or peace terms are agreed on....
.

Technologically advanced countries can generally select their targets in such a way as to minimize collateral damage
Collateral damage

Collateral damage is damage that is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome. The term originated in the U.S. military, but it has since expanded into broader use....
 and civilian casualties. This can fall by the wayside, however, during unrestricted warfare. It can also refer to the targeting of the actual objectiver to be destroyed by military personnel, such as "painting" a target with a laser
Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process called stimulated emission. The term laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation....
 for laser guided munitions, estimating range for artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
, etc.

See also

  • Point targets
    Point targets

    Point Targets are 1. A target of such small dimension that it requires the accurate placement of ordnance in order to neutralize or destroy it. 2....