Preemption a knife that cuts both ways - Dershowitz, Alan M. (New York W.W. Norton, 2006)
A brief history of preemption, prevention, and prediction in the context of individual crime -- Preemptive military action : from surgical strike to all-out war -- Preemption and nonpreemption in the Arab-Israeli conflict : its relevance to U.S. policy -- Preventive measures against terrorism -- Bush Doctrine on preemption, the U.S. attack against Iraq -- Would preemptive action against the Iranian nuclear program be justified? -- Toward a jurisprudence of prevention and preemption.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-332) and index.
Keywords: Violence -- Prevention; Preemptive attack (Military science); Pre-emption.