Explore: Nuclear Deterrence

a full-scale nuclear attack on a power with second-strike capability would devastate both parties. The internationalization of deterrence—extending military

MAD scenario is often referred to as rational nuclear deterrence. When the possibility of nuclear warfare between the United States and Soviet Union started

The Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal is a service medal of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force established on 27 May 2014

In nuclear strategy, minimal deterrence, also known as minimum deterrence and finite deterrence, is an application of deterrence theory in which a state

The Full spectrum deterrence (previously known as Minimum Credible Deterrence (MCD; officially named N-deterrence)) is the defence and strategic principle

with South Korea and Australia. The US understood the power of deterrence with nuclear weapons early on, beginning with the concept of massive retaliation

Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO and Russia's policies of nuclear deterrence, which allows member countries without nuclear weapons of their own to

missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads. These submarines became a major weapon system in the Cold War because of their nuclear deterrence capability. They

nuclear deterrence, as otherwise the other side might attempt to win a nuclear war in one massive first strike against its opponent's own nuclear forces

number of nuclear capable fighter aircraft. Both have nuclear policies that are believed to be effective deterrence towards a would-be nuclear strike against