But yesterday's accidental strike at a civilian target by a Cobra gunship shows the need for greater care in targeting.

There is a threat to modern civilization from global nuclear war by accidental or deliberate nuclear strike.

No confirmation of the two Herat strikes, the one involving the cluster bomb and the one near the mosque, was immediately available from the Pentagon, which has acknowledged several accidental strikes on civilian targets.

The new emphasis would be on accidental nuclear strikes in light of the end of the cold war.

Reports of accidental strikes on villages and other civilian targets abound.

It had been a civilized few days, with only four men dead and those from accidental strikes in the heat of a contest.

The current plan is vastly revised, with a focus on developing a land-based system to protect the country against a limited or accidental strike.

Inevitably, accidental strikes to the bridge occur every few months as heavy trucks misjudge the narrow roadway or try to pass each other.

There is no target point on tare, it is for protection against off-target and accidental strikes.

The asteroids are being mined, rather than accidental strikes resulting in fusion with the ship's structure.