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

by Karl P. Mueller, Forrest E. Morgan, Jasen J. Castillo

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 poli

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833038818
• ISBN13: 9780833038814
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"