A systematic assessment used to ensure that military actions do not cause unacceptable harm to civilians or protected objects, Collateral Concerns in the Defense Ontology implement the legal, ethical, and operational safeguards built into collateral concern checks outlined in U.S. military and partner nation doctrine. Collateral concern checks are a deliberate step in the targeting process used to identify, assess, and mitigate potential unintended effects before an operation is approved and executed.
Modeled as a distinct domain within the Defense Ontology, ontology types within Collateral Concerns represent collateral concern lists and candidates as defined by its component interfaces. Interface link type constraints define the object-to-object relationship across object types that implement a Collateral Concerns interface.
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