En krig til forebyggelse af fare ville udhule det folkeretlige forbud mod magtanvendelse, fremme politisk ustabilitet og i sidste ende ryste hele det internationale statssamfundssystem i dets grundvold."
Warfare with the aim of averting danger would nullify international law's prohibition of force, promote political instability and, in the final analysis, shatter the foundations of the whole system of an international community of states.'