de-escalation

Capt Dave Snowden says he's happy to carry the banner of de-escalation or deterrence or even sail into harm's way - wherever the carrier's sent.

Although acknowledging that Lopez was armed, “the feasibility of using de-escalation tactics or other alternatives should have been considered prior to using force,” the chief wrote in a report to the Police Commission.

“The logo of a skull with blood-red eye sockets and lightning bolts does not inspire confidence that the subgroup values de-escalation and constitutional policing.”

Western and regional powers - led by the US - have pushed for de-escalation.

Nasrallah’s death wiped all hopes of a de-escalation, which just hours earlier had seemed possible.