Striking First Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy

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 li...

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Main Authors Mueller, Karl P, Castillo, Jasen J, Morgan, Forrest E, Pegahi, Negeen, Rosen, Brian
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Santa Monica RAND Corporation 2006
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Subjects
Defenses
Force Structure and Employment
Global Security Environment
Military policy
National Security
Political activism / Political engagement
Political Science
Politics and government
Preemptive attack (Military science)
Preemtive attack (Military science)
Society and Social Sciences
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Terrorism, armed struggle
thema EDItEUR
United States
Warfare and defence
United States
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Available also in a print ed.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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ISBN:0833038818
9780833038814
0833040952
9780833040954
DOI:10.7249/MG403AF