deterrence

“That’s why Europe needs to build up its capabilities and deterrence options while maintaining active cooperation with the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Seeing that their deterrence against the U.S. had failed and their own facilities were already in ruins, Iran’s leaders might hesitate before retaliating against those of the Saudis and other Gulf neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A small coastguard ship made an initial attempt using an electrical deterrence device, which generates a weak current that sharks avoid.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Doing so would require command and control structures capable of making rapid nuclear decisions, conventional deterrence to prevent strikes on nuclear facilities and developing missile-deliverable warheads, which Iran currently lacks, nuclear experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan