But the military says the U.S. presence in Asia is good not just for the host nations, which think that having a large number of forces on the ground is important for deterrence, but also for the United States.
A swift, certain, and increasingly graduated set of responses are important for deterrence (Paternoster 1987; Taxman et al. 1999).
Second, nuclear-capable bombers are important to extended deterrence of potential attacks on U.S. allies and partners.
They are weapons that will enable these countries to be able to defend themselves, and that's a very important ingredient of deterrence.
And he considers deterrence more important than the fines themselves.
Re "Sue, but Don't Prosecute," by Dick Thornburgh (Op-Ed, Sept. 20): An important factor in the deterrence of corporate misconduct is the stigma of criminal conviction.
"Deterrence, as important as it was, is very, very dangerous and can easily spin out of control, leading to nuclear holocaust," he said.
Unfortunately, this means that the advantages of cyber operations become an important liability for nuclear deterrence when they are used for "left of launch" attacks on nuclear launch systems.
Deterrence: An Important Tool.
