nuclear deterrence strategies (tailored version)
November 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
nuclear deterrence strategies (tailored version)
The filibuster is a lot like deterrence, it absolutely sucks to be deterred, and it's probably killed a lot of people, but it also deters our enemies from killing even more people.
November 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The filibuster is a lot like deterrence, it absolutely sucks to be deterred, and it's probably killed a lot of people, but it also deters our enemies from killing even more people.
It’s the right thing to do. Called deterrence.
Hegseth: "Put the secretary on trial today, and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. If they want to come for the warriors, they're going to have to come through me."
November 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It’s the right thing to do. Called deterrence.
Book reviews examine maritime deterrence, Cold War lessons, and Greenland’s evolving strategic importance. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/november/book-reviews
Book Reviews
Book reviews examine maritime deterrence, Cold War lessons, and Greenland’s evolving strategic importance.
www.usni.org
November 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Book reviews examine maritime deterrence, Cold War lessons, and Greenland’s evolving strategic importance. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/november/book-reviews
He sounded like that because he drew the correct lesson for once: those politics worked back then. They successfully intimidated their opponents and deterred them from imposing consequences/reestablishing deterrence. Will they work again?
November 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
He sounded like that because he drew the correct lesson for once: those politics worked back then. They successfully intimidated their opponents and deterred them from imposing consequences/reestablishing deterrence. Will they work again?
This administration doesn’t understand that America’s unparalleled global alliance structure has been what made the US a hegemonic superpower, enabling a global presence that no adversary could match.
They also don’t understand that nuclear deterrence isn’t credible without conventional presence.
They also don’t understand that nuclear deterrence isn’t credible without conventional presence.
Whether the Dems can generate enough pressure within American domestic politics to slow down or stop the way Trump and Musk are destroying the foundations of America's global power will be one of the big geopolitical questions of the next two years
November 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
This administration doesn’t understand that America’s unparalleled global alliance structure has been what made the US a hegemonic superpower, enabling a global presence that no adversary could match.
They also don’t understand that nuclear deterrence isn’t credible without conventional presence.
They also don’t understand that nuclear deterrence isn’t credible without conventional presence.
Trump wants to restart his war on Iran, proving he failed the first time. Another round of strikes would also further deplete US munitions stockpiles and weaken deterrence elsewhere. Will he do it?
November 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Trump wants to restart his war on Iran, proving he failed the first time. Another round of strikes would also further deplete US munitions stockpiles and weaken deterrence elsewhere. Will he do it?
Forward deterrence, we hardly knew thee.
France is heading at full speed towards a presidential runoff between Le Pen and Mélenchon. And the centre has no serious plan to stop it
New poll : Harris Interactive
New poll : Harris Interactive
November 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Forward deterrence, we hardly knew thee.
Absolutely. For the sake of deterrence if nothing else.
Elon Musk’s DOGE put Americans’ Social Security numbers at risk and signed an agreement to share information with a political organization.
DOGE was a fraud on the American people.
DOGE was a fraud on the American people.
November 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Absolutely. For the sake of deterrence if nothing else.
too many birds on the balcony. need to reestablish deterrence.
November 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
too many birds on the balcony. need to reestablish deterrence.
How would this impact placement in programs like SANDS, where the focus is nuclear deterrence? Does a deterrence student win by not using their nuclear weapons in a multidomain wargame? Or do they lose if they aren't used? Either seems like a bad lesson to our nuclear personnel.
November 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
How would this impact placement in programs like SANDS, where the focus is nuclear deterrence? Does a deterrence student win by not using their nuclear weapons in a multidomain wargame? Or do they lose if they aren't used? Either seems like a bad lesson to our nuclear personnel.
Not just Finland. And also that UK and France should not offer nuclear deterrence to these Northern European states.
Why don’t they just say the quiet part out loud.
“You should leave these states inadequately defended so we can invade them too and threaten nukes, just as we have with Ukraine”
Why don’t they just say the quiet part out loud.
“You should leave these states inadequately defended so we can invade them too and threaten nukes, just as we have with Ukraine”
Finland has rejected a reported Russian demand that it leave NATO as part of Ukraine peace talks, with Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen saying its membership in the alliance wasn’t up for negotiation.
Finland rejects reported Russian demand to leave NATO as part of peace talks
“This is absolutely outrageous to even suggest such a thing,” Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said.
www.politico.eu
November 14, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Not just Finland. And also that UK and France should not offer nuclear deterrence to these Northern European states.
Why don’t they just say the quiet part out loud.
“You should leave these states inadequately defended so we can invade them too and threaten nukes, just as we have with Ukraine”
Why don’t they just say the quiet part out loud.
“You should leave these states inadequately defended so we can invade them too and threaten nukes, just as we have with Ukraine”
@democrats.org accountability IS deterrence.
November 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
@democrats.org accountability IS deterrence.
I don't know whether anyone in the Kremlin is still capable of rational thought anymore, but I can tell you this: If there's no form of European nuclear deterrence now that the Americans are out, Germans will get nuclear weapons. That's a promise
November 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I don't know whether anyone in the Kremlin is still capable of rational thought anymore, but I can tell you this: If there's no form of European nuclear deterrence now that the Americans are out, Germans will get nuclear weapons. That's a promise
I have a new paper in the JPP looking at whether British voters perceive policies like migrant detention/deportation or benefits sanctions as effective deterrents.
The answer turns out to be mostly no....
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The answer turns out to be mostly no....
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Deterrence and retribution as motives for supporting punitive public policies | Journal of Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Deterrence and retribution as motives for supporting punitive public policies
www.cambridge.org
November 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I have a new paper in the JPP looking at whether British voters perceive policies like migrant detention/deportation or benefits sanctions as effective deterrents.
The answer turns out to be mostly no....
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The answer turns out to be mostly no....
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
being asked if we have enough post-exchange deterrence and trying to laugh but i can’t because the earth is a cinder and the people who are left won’t. stop. screaming.
oh no they're talking about post-exchange residuals again
November 13, 2026 at 3:59 AM
being asked if we have enough post-exchange deterrence and trying to laugh but i can’t because the earth is a cinder and the people who are left won’t. stop. screaming.
India's ultimate security deterrence against AI based threats.
November 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM
India's ultimate security deterrence against AI based threats.
its like cold war era deterrence thought. "if we scrap it, when we lose power, we will be punished", and they never think about the other side of that coin: what if we use it to make things drastically better and we build durable, long lasting majorities that keep us in power. ah well, nevertheless
November 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
its like cold war era deterrence thought. "if we scrap it, when we lose power, we will be punished", and they never think about the other side of that coin: what if we use it to make things drastically better and we build durable, long lasting majorities that keep us in power. ah well, nevertheless
“It Is Part of Our Deterrence Against Russia”: Frederiksen to Discuss Starshield Restrictions Affecting Ukraine With US
#Ukraine #Russia
#Starshield #Trump
#Musk #Starlink
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#Ukraine #Russia
#Starshield #Trump
#Musk #Starlink
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“It Is Part of Our Deterrence Against Russia”: Frederiksen to Discuss Starshield Restrictions Affecting Ukraine With US - Freedom
Satellite communications provided by Starshield are a critical component of the defense ...
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November 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“It Is Part of Our Deterrence Against Russia”: Frederiksen to Discuss Starshield Restrictions Affecting Ukraine With US
#Ukraine #Russia
#Starshield #Trump
#Musk #Starlink
uatv.ua/en/it-is-par...
#Ukraine #Russia
#Starshield #Trump
#Musk #Starlink
uatv.ua/en/it-is-par...
*If you're in the security business, you quickly come to understand that it's never about the consistent logic or the economic efficiency. It's always about establishing the "atmosphere of deterrence"
*If you write fiction, it's not about efficiency or accuracy. It's about suspending disbelief
*If you write fiction, it's not about efficiency or accuracy. It's about suspending disbelief
Lost a Leatherman CS that way. They counted the hook as part of the handle bringing past to 3" maximum length required by Canadian airport security. It's been since clarified that the 3" maximum is for the blade length.
November 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
*If you're in the security business, you quickly come to understand that it's never about the consistent logic or the economic efficiency. It's always about establishing the "atmosphere of deterrence"
*If you write fiction, it's not about efficiency or accuracy. It's about suspending disbelief
*If you write fiction, it's not about efficiency or accuracy. It's about suspending disbelief
Why are fines for election law violations in Canada always so puny? What’s the deterrence here exactly? #cdnpoli
The Alberta Prosperity Project was fined $1,000 for failing to register as a third party advertiser in support of the separatist Stay Free Alberta petition.
#ableg #abpoli
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#ableg #abpoli
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Elections Alberta reprimands, fines separatist group over advertising violations
The Alberta Prosperity Project was fined $1K for failing to register as a 3rd party advertiser supporting its Stay Free Alberta petition.
edmontonjournal.com
November 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Why are fines for election law violations in Canada always so puny? What’s the deterrence here exactly? #cdnpoli
It is not " #NATO expansion" that "provokes" #Russia into war, but rather NATO’s lack of response—and the weakness signaled thereby👇
"NATO’s unceasing self-deterrence since Russia’s invasion of #Georgia in 2008 has created a vacuum Moscow’s revanchism fills time and again."
- Chakhoyan
#Ukraine
"NATO’s unceasing self-deterrence since Russia’s invasion of #Georgia in 2008 has created a vacuum Moscow’s revanchism fills time and again."
- Chakhoyan
#Ukraine
My latest column on weaponization of language www.realclearworld.com/articles/202...
Russia’s War is Russia’s Choice
The famous line “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic” found its perfect wrong author in Joseph Stalin. In 1958, The New York Times Book Review credited it to the R
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November 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Empires, saving half of korean peninsula, pretty darn effective deterrence of the USSR, creation of stable financial/trade order, advancing of int’l law concepts (however hypocritically-all world orders are hypocritical), desert storm, anti terrorism cooperation, 90s interventions in bosnia and/
November 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Empires, saving half of korean peninsula, pretty darn effective deterrence of the USSR, creation of stable financial/trade order, advancing of int’l law concepts (however hypocritically-all world orders are hypocritical), desert storm, anti terrorism cooperation, 90s interventions in bosnia and/
In other words, the European Defense and deterrence policies are a major concern for Putin’s imperialism, which is exactly what they are supposed to be.
Russia is demanding NATO withdraw its forces to 1997 positions as part of negotiations to end the Ukraine war, NYT reports.
Moscow also seeks a halt to NATO expansion, an end to Western arms supplies to Ukraine and restrictions on British and French nuclear protection for European allies.
Moscow also seeks a halt to NATO expansion, an end to Western arms supplies to Ukraine and restrictions on British and French nuclear protection for European allies.
November 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
In other words, the European Defense and deterrence policies are a major concern for Putin’s imperialism, which is exactly what they are supposed to be.
so no consequences for defying subpoenas then @democrats.org ? Accountability IS deterrence.
November 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
so no consequences for defying subpoenas then @democrats.org ? Accountability IS deterrence.