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993101
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b747471
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Striking first : : preemptive and preventive attack in U.S. national security policy /\ Karl P. Mueller [and others].
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Santa Monica, CA :: RAND Project Air Force,, 2006.
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Rand Corporation monograph series
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xxxi, 311 pages ;; 23 cm.
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0833038818
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: 9780833038814
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-311).
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| Contents
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1. STRIKING FIRST: PREEMPTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ATTACKS: Introduction ; The doctrine of preemption and the U.S. national security strategy ; Preemption and prevention ; Preemptive attack ; Preventive attack ; Anticipatory attack ; Anticipatory attack versus operational preemption ; Studying preemptive and preventive attack -- 2. THE BEST DEFENSE? WHEN AND WHY STATES STRIKE FIRST: Introduction ; Prevention and preemption in international politics ; Preemptive war and first strike advantage ; Preventive war and the balance of power ; The costs, benefits, and risks of anticipatory attack ; The advantage of striking first ; The certainty of the threat ; Weighing the pros and cons of anticipatory attack -- 3. ATTACKING IN SELF DEFENSE: LEGALITY AND LEGITIMACY OF STRIKING FIRST: The United States' view of anticipatory attack ; International law ; Legal use of force ; Force authorized by the Security Council ; Self-defense ; Proportionality ; Necessity ; Alternative standards for anticipatory self-defence ; Anticipatory attack against nonstate actors ; The significance of legality ; The International Court of Justice ; The International Criminal Court ; Legitimacy ; Conclusion -- 4. PREEMPTIVE AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES IN FUTURE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY: PROSPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS: Striking first: rhetoric and reality ; Changing perceptions of power and threats ; Persistent obstacles to striking first ; Anticipatory attacks after Operation Iraqi Freedom ; Anticipatory attack in future national security strategies ; Leading scenarios for U.S. anticipatory attack ; Foiling or blunting cross-border aggression ; Striking violent nonstate actors to avert terrorism ; Attacking States to limit the spread of weapons of mass destruction ; Political consequences of anticipatory attack ; Anticipatory attack and future U.S. defense planning ; Anticipatory attack as a niche contingency ; Intelligence requirements for striking first ; Other military capabilities for anticipatory attack ; The importance of operational preemption ; Dangers of relying on preemptive and preventive attack : Preemptive attack as a threat to the United States ; The nexus of politics and war -- APPENDIX A.U.S. PREVENTIVE ATTACK CASES: U.S. consideration of preventive war against the USSR ; U.S. consideration of preventive war against China ; The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 ; The invasion of Grenada, 1983 -- APPENDIX B. ISRAELI PREEMPTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ATTACK CASES: Introduction, The Sinai Campaign, 1956 ; The Six-Day War, 1967 ; The October War, 1973 ; The Osirak Raid, 1981 -- APPENDIX C. COUNTERTERRORIST ANTICIPATORY ATTACK CASES: Introduction ; The Israeli assassination attempt against Khaled Misha, 1997 ; The Tirana Raids, 1998 ; Hellfire strike in Yemen, 2002 ; The Jordanian crackdown in Ma'an, 2002.
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RAND Project AIR FORCE studied the post-9/11 shift in U.S. defense policy emphasis toward preemptive and preventive attack, asking under what conditions preemptive or preventive attack is worth considering as a response to perceived threats. It considered the role such first-strike strategies are likely to play in future U.S. national security policy. Finally, it identified implications these conclusions have for military planners and policymakers as they prepare to deal with national security threats in the next decade.
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National security-- United States.
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Preemptive attack (Military science)
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Military policy.
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Military readiness.
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National security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- International Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Terrorism.
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Preemptive attack (Military science)
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Erstschlag.
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Militärpolitik.
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Präventivkrieg.
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United States, Defenses.
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United States, Military policy.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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355/.033573
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UA23.S835 2006
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| Added Entry
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Mueller, Karl P.
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