Charles Richard, Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, emphasized missile defense as indispensable to any kind of a deterrence equation and specifically warned about Chinese and ...

Deterrence was the linchpin of U.S. defense strategy for decades, but the political and military context for deterrence has changed significantly. Instead of a single, near-peer opponent, the U.S.

But unfortunately, the law-to-deterrence equation has not been borne out. This equation, of course, is not so straightforward as various factors impinge on its working. To delve into these factors ...