Hitting first : preventive force in U.S. security strategy

Hitting first : preventive force in U.S. security strategy / edited by William W. Keller and Gordon R. Mitchell.

Other author/creator	Keller, William W. (William Walton), 1950-
Other author/creator	Mitchell, Gordon R., 1967-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2006.
Description	viii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Preemptive attack (Military science) Military planning--United States. National security--United States. United States--Military policy. United States--Foreign relations --2001-2009.

Series	Security continuum Security continuum. ^A707842
Contents	Preemption, prevention, prevarication / William W. Keller and Gordon R. Mitchell -- Preventive attacks against nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs : the track record / Dan Reiter -- The curious case of Kofi Annan, George W. Bush, and the "preemptive" military force doctrine / Simon Reich -- By "any measures" necessary : NSC-68 and Cold War roots of the 2002 national security strategy / Gordon R. Mitchell and Robert P. Newman -- Strategic doctrine, public debate, and the terror war / G. Thomas Goodnight -- Deliberate before striking first? / Rodger A. Payne -- On justifying the first blow / Tom Rockmore -- Intelligence in preventive military strategy / Greg Thielmann -- Military capabilities in preventive military strategy / Peter Dombrowski -- A sheep in wolf's clothing? : France's struggle with preventive force / Jacques E.C. Hymans -- Promoting practical alternatives to preventive force in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom / William Hartung -- Preventive force : untangling the discourse / William W. Keller and Gordon R. Mitchell.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-345) and index.
LCCN	2006015728
ISBN	0822942909 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0822959364 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	U163 .H58 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold