A target="_blank">point target is:
A target of such small dimension that it requires the accurate placement of ordnance in order to neutralize or destroy it.
A nuclear target in which the ratio of radius of damage to target radius is equal to or greater than 5.
A radar target that is small compared with the pulse volume, which is the cross-sectional area of the radar beam multiplied by half the length of the radar pulse.
Targets such as city buildings, and targets in the midst of many non-targets are considered to be target="_blank">point targets. When attacking target="_blank">point targets, weapons with only the necessary amount of spread and power are employed.
target="_blank">Point targets are often located near other buildings which contain civilians and other innocents, therefore guided munitions are used to take out only the intended target. A strike executing in this manner is often referred to as a surgical strike.
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