Preemptive war
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A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending (allegedly unavoidable) war before that threat materializes. It is a war which preemptively 'breaks the peace'. The term: 'preemptive war' is sometimes confused with the term: 'preventive war'. The difference is that a preventive war is launched to destroy the potential threat of an enemy, when an attack by that party is not imminent or known to be planned, while a preemptive war is launched in anticipation of immediate enemy aggression. Most contemporary scholarship equates preventive war with aggression, and therefore argues that it is illegitimate. The waging of a preemptive war has less stigma attached than does the waging of a preventive war. The initiation of armed conflict: that is being the first to 'break the peace' when no 'armed attack' has yet occurred, is not permitted by the UN Charter (see 'Legality' below), unless authorized by the UN Security Council as an enforcement action. (Some authors have claimed that when a presumed adversary first appears to be beginning confirmable preparations for a possible future attack, but has not yet actually attacked, that the attack has in fact 'already begun', however this opinion has not been upheld by the UN.)
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| Preemptive warfare: A viable strategic option Preemptive warfare: A viable strategic option www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/ksil212.pdf - Web |
| Can a member of The United Nations unilaterally de... Can a member of The United Nations unilaterally decide to use preemptive force against another state without violating the UN Charter? vaidila.vdu.lt/~teise/IJBL/tom2/nr1/07-Kacerauskis.pdf - Web |
| Washington Times Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com/world/20041006-012158-7663r.htm - Web |
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| The American Strategy of Preemptive War and Intern... The American Strategy of Preemptive War and International Law papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=397601 - Web |
| The Myth of Preemptive Self-Defense The Myth of Preemptive Self-Defense www.asil.org/taskforce/oconnell.pdf - Web |
| Pre-emptive Self-Defence, International Law and US... Pre-emptive Self-Defence, International Law and US Policy www.polsis.uq.edu.au/dialogue/vol-1-2-6.pdf - Web |
| U.S. National Security Strategy: a New Era U.S. National Security Strategy: a New Era books.google.com/.../books?id=yz03f8UURuAC&pg=PA33&dq=preemptive+%22six+day+war%22&hl=en&ei=_OAiTNarMMSclgeGtPnTDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=preemptive%20%22six%20day%20war%22&f=false - Web |
