You can distill deterrence down to two factors: capability and will.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Deterrence is the art of producing, in the mind of the enemy, the fear to attack.
When you talk about peace through strength, what you're talking about is the concept of deterrence.
When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
You have to make the most responsible decisions you can with the resources you have.
Nothing is more diminishing than trying to control success or hold on to things.
In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time.
Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.
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 what the U.S. and our allies as a whole can bring to bear in both a military and a nonmilitary sense.
Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.
When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom.