The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Having a nuclear ‘deterrent’ is not the same as conducting ‘deterrence’. The former is the physical instrument, the latter the policy for its use. The essence of deterrence is to persuade another state (‘the deterree’) to refrain from taking actions that you (‘the deterer’) wish to avoid.
This can be done in two ways. Deterrence by ‘punishment’ does not try to prevent the action itself, but instead holds out the…
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