Gaza and the Failure of Deterrence

The concept of deterrence' in reference to security in outer space.

Withdrawal of these weapons would not mean the end of nuclear deterrence for Europe, as deterrence will remain necessary until the last nuclear weapon is dismantled.

Some subsequent studies have sometimes found a much weaker deterrent effect, while others have found a much stronger effect.

Nuclear deterrents could have failed at any moment.

In the name of deterrence, movement of people and goods has been almost entirely restricted.

The CFAS is one of the two pillars of the French nuclear deterrent.

The escalating spiral of violence by Israel and Gazan militants indicates not only that deterrence is failing, but also that its effectiveness depends on adherence to fundamental standards of morality.

Some authorities affix theft deterrence stickers to the back sides of their signs.

The time had come to re examine the whole strategy of nuclear deterrence.

It had never countenanced nuclear deterrence as a permanent measure, since deterrence was responsible for the development of ever newer nuclear weapons and actually prevented genuine nuclear disarmament.

However, when deterrence becomes indistinguishable from collective punishment barred under international law by Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention it is far less likely to achieve its intended result.

But deterrence requires a credible threat of response against an attacker.

To maintain deterrence and defend Israel and its citizens from cross border attacks

Israel s nuclear deterrence is its ultimate defense against an existential threat.

The other basic instrument includes economic incentives and disincentives.

Growing asymmetries can thus undermine the minimum credible deterrence that we have put in place.

It was none other than the United States that pursued us and pushed us systematically to acquire today's physical nuclear deterrence.

Such attacks were unjustified and constituted an offence that should be severely punished by law in all States.

But the sole purpose of retaining some degree of deterrence will be to deter the use of nuclear weapons.

The moral of the story is that a little nuclear deterrence goes a long way.

A powerful argument for reserving capital punishment for murders is marginal deterrence.

It is a mistake, however, to believe that extended deterrence depends on parity in numbers of nuclear weapons.

However, it does need to refocus its efforts on more attainable goals deterrence and nonproliferation.

As long as such a hostile policy continues, the self defensive nuclear deterrent means will likewise continue to be strengthened.

Major states with elaborate technical and human resources could, in principle, create massive disruption and physical destruction through cyber attacks on military and civilian targets. Responses to cyber war include a form of interstate deterrence through denial and entanglement, offensive capabilities, and designs for rapid network and infrastructure recovery if deterrence fails.

But achieving diplomatic deterrence will depend on China s cooperation, and this requires that China s vital national security interests be recognized.

Arguably, the war in Gaza created a new kind of mutual deterrence in this war torn region.

To this end, the two great nuclear powers need a coordinated deterrence policy towards new nuclear states.

In that event, there remains the hope that mutual nuclear deterrence will promote mutual common sense.

In fact, there was a study taken in 2000 on different deterrents and how effective they are at deterring the target species.

But his audacity confronted a world in which the Bomb remained at the heart of many countries deterrence strategies.

We can conclude that nuclear deterrence mattered in the crisis, and that the nuclear dimension certainly figured in Kennedy s thinking.

It is not naïve to believe that nuclear deterrence is both fragile operationally, and of thoroughly dubious utility in sustaining the peace.

Nuclear deterrence a threat to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of people is a concept that does not fit into traditional morals.

The Japanese fear that the credibility of American extended deterrence will be weakened if the US decreases its nuclear forces to parity with China.

As no West European state wants welfare immigration, and because they are unable to discriminate between nationals and EU immigrants, they will begin to reduce their services. Europe will enter an extended period of competitive deterrence, during which it will gradually abandon its old social values.

The stronger side then gains deterrence, because recognition of its power stops the other side from going to war in the first place.

This is a graph from a paper by Uri Gneezy and Aldo Rustichini, who set out to test, at the beginning of this decade, what they called deterrence theory.

Israel needs allies, because its ultimate security depends on its legitimacy nearly as much as on its deterrence capability.

The naval blockade and the possibility of a US invasion strengthened the credibility of American deterrence, placing the psychological burden on the Soviets.

It presumes that the United States will sustain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent as long as nuclear weapons exist.

The NPR affirms the policy of extended nuclear deterrence, under which the US retains the option to employ nuclear weapons to defend its allies.

An order based on the dangerous doctrine of mutual deterrence, was not, however, replaced with a system founded on cooperation and interdependence.

Without a nuclear deterrent, his regime was helpless when the US reneged on the deal a lesson that has not been lost on North Korea.