(DoD) The joint operation plan review criterion for assessing whether the contemplated course of action is proportional and worth the cost in personnel, equipment, materiel, time involved, or position; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. See also adequacy; feasibility.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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