target of opportunity

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target of opportunity [′tär·gət əv ‚äp·ər′tü·nəd·ē]

(ordnance)

A target visible to a surface or air sensor or observer, which is within range of available weapons and against which fire has not been scheduled or requested.

A nuclear target observed or detected after an operation begins that has not been previously considered, analyzed, or planned for a nuclear strike.

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No references found			``Every area can be a target of opportunity, but particularly when there are large congregations of people. FARAWAY, FLYAWAY CHECK IN SERVICE TO STREAMLINE LAX TRIPS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez said: "This is what I would call a terrorist magnet where America, being here in Iraq, creates a target of opportunity. BOMB KILLS 50TH U.S. SOLDIER; THE IRAQ CRISIS by The Mirror (London, England)			target central processing unit target compound target computer target concentration target configuration target cross section Target Designation target deviation target device target directory target discrimination target disk target disk mode target drive target drone target echo target glint target identification target indicating system target information center target language target length target leveling rod target machine target noise target of opportunity target offset target pack target pattern target phase target program target range target response Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge target rod target routine target scintillation target seeker target selector Target Ship Target Shooting target signal target signature target spot target spotter target strength target system Target Theory target timing target volume target vulnerability			Target Materials Program Target Materials Work Station Target May Have Spotted He/She Is Under Observation target men Target Missile Target mode Target Motion Analysis Target Motion Analysis Display Target Motion Cueing Target Motion Mode Uncertainty Target Movement Analysis target muscle Target Name Space Target Natural Orbital Target Natural Orbital Approximation target noise target nomination list target nomination list Target Normal Sheath Acceleration target number target number Target Object Descriptor Target Object Map Target Of Evaluation Target of Improvement Target of Interest target of opportunity Target of Opportunity Program Target of Rapamycin target offset Target Offset Distance Target Operating Environment Target Operating Model Target or Unit Under Observation Is Held Up in Traffic target organ target organ target organ target organ Target Organ Damage target organs target organs Target Oriented Tracking System Target Outcome Cost target overlay target pack target pattern target pattern Target Pay Out Ratio Target Pay Out Ratios Target Pay-Out Ratio Target Pay-Out Ratios Target payout ratio Target Payout Ratios target phase Target Plans Division Target player Target player

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