Question

Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against

Answer 1

Answer:

sabotage

Explanation:

Connotation refers to the ideas and emotions that a word arouses apart from its literal or primary meaning. Thus, the noun sabotage means to destroy or incapacitate for military or political purposes, so it evokes negative feelings of disruption and vandalism.

The rest of the words are incorrect because a premise is a hypothesis or argument, utilities have to do with productiveness and advantages, and defense deals wih protection and resistance.