The Legality of Pre-emptive Strikes against Rogue States

(National Post - Canada) Alan Dershowitz - Iraq is determined to develop nuclear weapons and the capacity to deliver them. In the age of conventional warfare, the presumption might well favor waiting. But if waiting realistically increases the risk that we or our allies may be exposed to nuclear, biological, or chemical attack by Iraq or Iraqi-sponsored terrorists, then the presumption may well favor immediate preventive action.


2002-09-12 00:00:00

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