Arms Quote by George Lee Butler

Deterrence is still fundamentally about influencing an actor's decisions. It is about a solid policy foundation. It is about credible capabilities. It is about…

— C. Robert Kehler

Deterrence is the art of producing, in the mind of the enemy, the fear to attack.

— Sterling Hayden

The goal is to deter war, and this can only be done with a strong, modern, and ready military that has overmatch in all…

— Mark Esper

Convincing adversaries that they cannot achieve quick and decisive wins deters wars.

— John Mearsheimer

“if there is one lesson the Army has learned (or re-learned) in the past twelve years of war, it is this: the application of…

— Gordon Chang

Every success in limiting armaments is a sign that the will to achieve mutual understanding exists, and every such success thus supports the fight…

— Ludwig Quidde

The cornerstone of America's defense is deterrence, ensuring that our adversaries understand the folly of outright conflict.

— Lloyd Austin

The whole idea of deterrence is to convince your enemy that you are willing and able to make it so painful for them to…

— Martha McSally

“In America's 'nonlinear war', with no frontline or clear political or territorial goals, the number of enemy killed apparently revealed who was 'winning'. 'The…

— Paul Ham

“This was characteristic of ultimate deterrence: The deterrer and the deteree shared the same terror of deterrence itself.”

— Liu Cixin

Work is already underway today on creating unique high-precision weapons systems and manoeuvrable combat units that will have an unpredictable flight trajectory for the…

— Vladimir Putin

We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of the Cold…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski