Preventive Defense; A New Security Strategy for America

Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2000. First Paperback Edition, Second Printing. Paperback. Near fine. Inscribed to the United States Ambassador to Singapore Franklin Lavin, first paperback edition of Preventive Defense by Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry.. Octavo, ix, [3], 243pp. Paperback. Stated "First paperback printing, September 2000" with partial number line printed on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to tips, a near fine example. Signed by William Perry on the half title: "To Ambassador Franklin Lavin, With admiration and appreciation, Bill Perry / Singapore / July 2002." William J. Perry (b. 1927) was Secretary of Defense from 1994-1997 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his service to the United States in 1997. Franklin Lavin (b. 1957) served as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 2001-2005.