02777nam 2200613 a 450 991077924060332120230725060458.00-300-16864-010.12987/9780300168648(CKB)2550000000105011(StDuBDS)BDZ0022171574(SSID)ssj0000720612(PQKBManifestationID)11375061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720612(PQKBWorkID)10668860(PQKB)11510858(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158016(MiAaPQ)EBC3420963(DE-B1597)485877(OCoLC)808346512(DE-B1597)9780300168648(Au-PeEL)EBL3420963(CaPaEBR)ebr10579362(OCoLC)923600385(EXLCZ)99255000000010501120100301d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrFirst strike[electronic resource] America, terrorism, and moral tradition /Mark TottenNew Haven Yale University Pressc20101 online resource (1 online resource (vi, 218 p.)) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-12448-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.The turn toward prevention -- "Against our traditions"? -- Just war at home in America -- Early modern rivals -- Anticipation in a state of nature -- Evolution and eclipse -- Revision -- Behind Webster's rule -- Beyond Webster's rule.Can the use of force first against a less-than-imminent threat be both morally acceptable and consistent with American values? In this timely book Mark Totten offers the first in-depth, historical examination of the use of preemptive and preventive force through the lens of the just war tradition.Although critical of the American incursion into Iraq as a so-called "preemptive war," Totten argues that the new terrorist threat nonetheless demands careful consideration of when the first use of force is legitimate. The moral tradition, he concludes, provides a principled way forward that reconciles American values and the demands of security.TerrorismPreventionGovernment policyUnited StatesJust war doctrineWarMoral and ethical aspectsUnited StatesTerrorismPreventionGovernment policyJust war doctrine.WarMoral and ethical aspects172/.42Totten Mark1974-1561435MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779240603321First strike3828139UNINA