The sky's falling I see fire fighting uncontrollable rage violence I feel frustratin anger weirdness Cracks in the ground I see a mushroom cloud run to the basement Bring a radio chips etc first aid kit water bottled I get sent to a shelter till its safe nuclear war had broke out Fire fighters can't put the fire out The flame is hot . What's next
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Deterrence theory is the idea that an inferior force, by virtue of the destructive power of the force's weapons, could deter a more powerful adversary, provided that this force could be protected against destruction by a surprise attack. This doctrine gained increased prominence as a military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons and is related to, but distinct from, the concept of Mutual assured destruction, which asserts that a full-scale nuclear attack should be prevented to avoid total destruction of both the attacker and the defender otherwise ensuing. Deterrence is a strategy intended to dissuade an adversary from taking an action not yet started by means of threat of reprisal[1], or to prevent them from doing something that another state desires. The strategy is based on the psychological concept of the same name. A credible nuclear deterrent, Bernard Brodie wrote in 1959, must be always at the ready, yet never used.[2][a]
In Thomas Schelling's (1966) classic work on deterrence, the concept that military strategy can no longer be defined as the science of military victory is presented. Instead, it is argued that military strategy was now equally, if not more, the art of coercion, of intimidation and deterrence.[3] Schelling says the capacity to harm another state is now used as a motivating factor for other states to avoid it and influence another state's behavior. To be coercive or deter another state, violence must be anticipated and avoidable by accommodation. It can therefore be summarized that the use of the power to hurt as bargaining power is the foundation of deterrence theory, and is most successful when it is held in reserve.[3]
