TY - BOOK ID - 50162800 TI - Preemption : military action and moral justification AU - Shue, Henry. AU - Rodin, David PY - 2007 SN - 0199565996 1281150517 9786611150518 0191528447 1435631161 PB - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - War KW - Preemptive attack (Military science) KW - Security, International. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Collective security KW - International security KW - International relations KW - Disarmament KW - International organization KW - Peace KW - Anticipatory self-defense (Military science) KW - Preemption (Military science) KW - Preemptive strikes (Military science) KW - Preemptive warfare KW - Military art and science KW - Strategy KW - War and morals UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:50162800 AB - The dramatic declaration by U.S. President George W. Bush that, in light of the attacks on 9/11, the United States would henceforth be engaging in ""preemption"" against such enemies as terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction forced a wide-open debate about justifiable uses of military force. Opponents saw the declaration as a direct challenge to the consensus, which has formed since the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations, that armed force may be used only indefense. Supporters responded that in an age of terrorism defense could only mean ""preemption."" This volume of ER -