If it is a good idea for the United States to have a deterrence policy against mischief in cyberspace, then at least once it has to render a non-trivial response.
Trump pledged Tuesday to build up the U.S. nuclear stockpile in a deterrence posture against Russia and China.
At times, the idea of offering security guarantees has been considered in an effort to deprive Iran of incentives to develop a nuclear deterrence against the U.S. Though both of these components may be necessary to put U.S.-Iran relations on a different footing, they are likely not sufficient.
The new pact will also allow the Philippines to buy more American naval vessels and aircraft more quickly—just the sort of kit it would need to mount a credible deterrence against Chinese naval incursions into its territorial waters, which it regards as a constant insult.The most substantive outcome of Mr Obama's two-day trip to South Korea was also military-diplomatic in nature.
As a study published by the European Union's non-proliferation consortium in July 2012, concluded, "Syria's CWs are not tactical or battlefield weapons, but rather a strategic deterrence against Israel's conventional superiority and its nuclear weapons arsenal".
"This law risks removing all deterrence against piracy," said Olivia Regnier, who represents record labels as the European regional counsel for the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
"Only nuclear weapons could be an effective deterrence against nuclear weapons," Yonhap quoted Won Yoo-chul as saying, adding that he had the support of other party officials.
This has been proven to be a long-term deterrence against elephants, albeit a costly one.
Lawsuits, if they are fair, are a form of deterrence against abuse.
Habbush insisted that Saddam Hussein had abandoned his weapons programs but would not publicly admit it, so as to maintain a facade of deterrence against regional rivals like Iran.
