It has a great deal to do with perceptions of credibility.” - Herman Kahn, Thinking About the Unthinkable in the 1980s (1984) ...

American deterrence is back,” proclaimed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “When this president speaks, the world should listen ...

The key, however, lies in Thomas Schelling’s broad definition of deterrence “to prevent from action by fear of consequences.” For China to be deterred, the consequences must be clear, credible, and ...

While think tanks produce elegant theories of deterrence, the hungry mother knows war's true face: the empty pot, the ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – Army Prepositioned Stocks is a game changer in terms of maintaining Army readiness, projecting resolve and deterrence to adversaries. “It really reduces that ...

In the last 72 hours, Israel not only regained its deterrence, but has taken it to a new level, with the potential to permanently alter the landscape of the Middle East.

The United States and its allies should be prepared to fight a conventional war under the nuclear shadow. On September 18, the United States and South Korea met for the 23rd ROK-U.S. Integrated ...

This analysis explains why deterrence, not secrecy, drives military power in the 21st century. Nations want their adversaries to know what they can do to avoid escalation.

AUSTIN, Texas — Infamously, former President Bill Clinton’s defense for his 1990s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky rested on his artful, lawyerly definition “on what the ...

In 1959, the American political scientist Albert Wohlstetter argued in these pages that the United States did not possess a sufficient second-strike capability to provide stable nuclear deterrence ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea.