A person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable, especially to military or terrorist attack.
‘farms are a soft target for arsonists’
‘Currently, enemy guerrilla forces identify soft targets or small combat patrols as ambush targets.’
‘In the future, I think we can expect to see attacks on both military and civilian soft targets by our enemies.’
‘We were facing a highly mobile and decentralized enemy whose task was to locate and attack soft targets.’
‘However, due to the three firing modes, it can also engage and destroy hovering helicopters, non-armoured targets and soft targets, such as machine gun nests.’
‘The far greater evil is that business people and others remain unprotected, and soft targets for bandits with ample access to firearms and willingness to use them to fatal effect.’
‘Now, with reduced capabilities and decayed leadership, they've turned to attacking soft targets.’
‘Another argument is that the attackers hit this compound because it wasn't heavily guarded, and they wanted to attack a soft target that would be easier to get close to.’
‘Heat rounds have multi-purpose warheads which are used to defeat armored vehicles, helicopters and soft targets such as bunkers.’
‘People look at him, in military terms, as a very soft target.’
‘So, we asked Kelli Arena to take a look and what - where we are most vulnerable right now and how authorities are protecting soft targets, like shopping malls, commuter trains and hotels.’
‘Some farms are still so-called soft targets because of a lack of security measures.’
‘Four armed attacks against what are perceived as soft targets in less than a month are something the international community will see as a warning, and domestic travellers also will view the area as unsafe.’
‘Significantly, the attack took place against, essentially, soft targets.’
‘If terrorists really want to find a soft target then they will.’
‘They were therefore a soft target who would crumble under attack.’
‘The flashy BMW is not always the target of the joyrider; often it is the soft target which is most attractive.’
‘This flaw in an otherwise laudable health strategy must be addressed swiftly before it becomes a soft target for those intent on undermining the overall plan.’
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