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Interdiction is a military term that refers to the act of delaying, disrupting, or destroying enemy forces or supplies en route to the battle area.[1][2] A distinction is often made between strategic and tactical interdiction. The former refers to operations whose effects are broad and long-term; tactical operations are designed to affect events rapidly and in a localized area.

The term, interdiction, is also used in criminology and law enforcement, such as in the U.S. War on Drugs and in immigration.[3]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1990/SJA.htm
  2. ^ http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_03.pdf
  3. ^ Australian Government - Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual report 2009-10 Page 152
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