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

• Main Author: Mueller, Karl P. (auth)
• Other Authors: Castillo, Jasen J. (auth), Morgan, Forrest E. (auth), Pegahi, Negeen (auth), Rosen, Brian (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2006
• Subjects: Warfare & defence; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...