We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence. — John Spratt Copy Share Image
Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality. — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
Nuclear deterrence doesn't work outside of the Russian - U.S. context; Saddam Hussein showed that. — Charles Horner Copy Share Image
Preemption is a kind of pre-deterrence that stops the threat at an earlier, safer stage. — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Some amount of fear of nuclear weapons is necessary for nuclear deterrence to work. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific… — John Hersey Copy Share Image
It is deterrence that has prevented the use of nuclear weapons by all states that possess them since 1945. — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that… — John Bolton Copy Share Image
Deterrence means cutting-edge capabilities in domains where 21st-century conflicts could erupt, including space and cyberspace. — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
The purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter. The mission of deterrence to make all parties in possession of nuclear weapons never,… — Rick Wilson Copy Share Image
The whole idea of deterrence is to convince your enemy that you are willing and able to make it so painful for… — Martha McSally Copy Share Image
Getting ready for a global pandemic is every bit as important as nuclear deterrence and avoiding a climate catastrophe. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No… — Barbara Deming Copy Share Image
The final and best means of strengthening demand among consumers and business is to reduce the burden on private income and the… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And,… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
Deterrence failed completely as a guide in setting rational limits on the size and composition of military forces, spurring an insatiable arms… — George Lee Butler Copy Share Image
New Zealand's nuclear free movement is a broad-based and popular movement. Our nuclear free status is a challenge to much that is… — David Lange Copy Share Image
Deterrence is still fundamentally about influencing an actor's decisions. It is about a solid policy foundation. It is about credible capabilities. It… — C. Robert Kehler Copy Share Image
Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
“In a world of terrorists, terrorist states and weapons of mass destruction, the option of preemption is especially necessary. In the bipolar… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States,… — John Douglas Copy Share Image
The problem with deterrence - apparently sometimes forgotten by our former presidents - is that it is not static, but a creature… — Victor Davis Hanson Copy Share Image
“Nuclear deterrence will remain a vital aspect of security. or Nuclear deterrence will have a smaller role in future security. Sources are… — Sam J. Tangredi Copy Share Image
Deterrence is the art of producing, in the mind of the enemy, the fear to attack. — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
So, we need to delegitimize the nuclear weapon, and by de-legitimizing... meaning trying to develop a different system of security that does… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
Democrats always assure us that deterrence will work, but when the time comes to deter, they're against it. — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The cornerstone of America's defense is deterrence, ensuring that our adversaries understand the folly of outright conflict. — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
You know, we want to lead with diplomacy in every case, but if deterrence falls and you must fight, you fight to… — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
The nature of nuclear weapons makes it impossible to either ban the bomb or wipe out an enemy's arsenal. Nuclear deterrence was… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival,… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
Deterrence is important to contain bad actors like Iran. But there has to be a fine line between deterrence and escalation. — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
“The driver of deterrence success is not nuclear weapons, it is nuclear posture. Nuclear weapons may deter, but they deter unequally.” — Vipin Narang Copy Share Image
“Guidance rather than deterrence is the answer to crime. It is the only course that promises permanence. Prison walls must not be… — Lewis E. Lawes Copy Share Image
A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts… — Alva Myrdal Copy Share Image
