It is in this context that a dialed back version of Cold War military deterrence comes in handy.

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Coupled with a redefined idea of military deterrence is a completely new and just as important one, economic deterrence.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Peace through strength in a globalized world

Indeed, in place of massive destruction, military deterrence in our newly globalized world now focuses on how quickly and effectively a nation can respond to threats, from whichever corner they may arise.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Peace through strength in a globalized world

Pre-1991, economics took a back seat to military concerns when it came to deterrence.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Peace through strength in a globalized world

One such challenge was whether the United States, with a military strategy based on credible nuclear deterrence, could maintain a highly reliable stockpile of nuclear weapons indefinitely without testing.

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They survived because missile warning is crucial to nuclear deterrence, but plenty of other military systems ended up being killed when an undisciplined requirements process produced designs that were unworkable or unaffordable.

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Would U.S. troops on the Golan enhance deterrence of aggression, reducing the likelihood of a Syrian military attack against Israel in the future?

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But when public depictions are skewed toward lethal actions and fail to account for nuanced forms of power and deterrence, we undermine public discourse on how best to leverage military force for our national security.

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U.S. military planners spent the next 50 years revising and refining the requirements of deterrence, spelling out in great detail the performance characteristics required of U.S. nuclear forces to assure they were both survivable and credible.

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After nearly a decade of declining activity, the Russian military began to exercise its forces in mission areas it believed were essential for deterrence, global reach and rapid reaction.

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