The Preemptive Use of Force: Analysis and Decisionmarking.

Abstract

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, high yield conventional explosives and information warfare technology increasingly threatens American lives, national security and economic infrastructure. The scale of destructive potential which these threats engender requires decisionmakers to search for other policy options beyond diplomacy and after-the-fact reprisals. U.S. leaders must consider military preemption as a viable, sometimes necessary, method of intervention to prevent unacceptable loss of life or damage to essential institutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328082

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey J. Schloesser

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Congress
  • Fissile Materials
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Effects

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