Tehran established a powerful new deterrence equation—proving that it can strike not only Israeli cities but US bases across the region.

While these do directly count toward the Defense Department’s goals, they also factor into the deterrence equation versus China. For example, despite the Ukraine War, a series of allies — including ...

The enhanced range BrahMos missiles will complicate the India-Pakistan deterrence equation. India already had the temptation to launch a counter-force strike against Pakistan.

We came to change the deterrence equation and not for the first time. The most significant change in the balance of deterrence took place two years ago in Operation Guardian of the Walls.