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well-defended

British  

adjective

  1. having sufficient defences against attack

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This kind of conflict might also bring in a range of ‘softer’ and less well-defended targets than the nine U.S. military bases across the Middle East, which together hold an estimated 30,000-40,000 troops, as well as ‘Fortress Israel’.

From Barron's

This kind of conflict might also bring in a range of ‘softer’ and less well-defended targets than the nine U.S. military bases across the Middle East, which together hold an estimated 30,000-40,000 troops, as well as ‘Fortress Israel’.

From Barron's

It could muster only a missile barrage against a well-defended U.S. base in Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet hackers linked to its biggest adversary, Iran, have managed to pull off a series of successful breaches by using known vulnerabilities to attack institutions that aren’t as well-defended as the country’s critical infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zelenskyy said in message on X, formerly Twitter, that “Ukraine and Finland, in solidarity with other partners, are strengthening the security of the entire Europe and each nation on our continent. I look forward to advancing our relations and our shared vision of a free, united, and well-defended Europe.”

From Seattle Times