Behavior Quote by Martha McSally

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

— Sterling Hayden

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

You know, we want to lead with diplomacy in every case, but if deterrence falls and you must fight, you fight to win.

— Lloyd Austin

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

— Liu Cixin

The problem with deterrence - apparently sometimes forgotten by our former presidents - is that it is not static, but a creature of the…

— Victor Davis Hanson

Deterrence means cutting-edge capabilities in domains where 21st-century conflicts could erupt, including space and cyberspace.

— Lloyd Austin

Most of the times, aggression will drive your enemy to do something that you are trying to prevent.

— Paulo Coelho

You have to have an enemy to react against. We think it's important to have a sort of us-versus-them situation.

— Ron Mael

Mutually Assured Destruction, MAD, works only as long as it works; it does not know what to do if deterrence fails, for it envisions…

— Jerry Pournelle

“In a world of terrorists, terrorist states and weapons of mass destruction, the option of preemption is especially necessary. In the bipolar world of…

— Charles Krauthammer

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but let them feel at the same time the steadiness of your just…

— Lord Chesterfield