According to just war theorists, pre-emptive wars are permissible as long as there is some kind of threat to the nation that launches the war

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ANS: F
Just war theorists agree that there must be a genuine threat in order for military action to be permissible, but that is not enough. The threat needs to imminent and dire, as well. Furthermore, the intentions of our leaders¾those who declare war¾must be morally legitimate.

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a. True b. False

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