Preemption, prevention, prevarication / William W. Keller and Gordon R. Mitchell -- Preventive attacks against nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs : the track record / Dan Reiter -- The curious case of Kofi Annan, George W. Bush, and the "preemptive" military force doctrine / Simon Reich -- By "any measures" necessary : NSC-68 and Cold War roots of the 2002 national security strategy / Gordon R. Mitchell and Robert P. Newman -- Strategic doctrine, public debate, and the terror war / G. Thomas Goodnight -- Deliberate before striking first? / Rodger A. Payne -- On justifying the first blow / Tom Rockmore -- Intelligence in preventive military strategy / Greg Thielmann -- Military capabilities in preventive military strategy / Peter Dombrowski -- A sheep in wolf's clothing? : France's struggle with preventive force / Jacques E.C. Hymans -- Promoting practical alternatives to preventive force in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom / William Hartung -- Preventive force : untangling the discourse / William W. Keller and Gordon R. Mitchell.