• The Full spectrum deterrence (previously known as Minimum Credible Deterrence (MCD; officially named N-deterrence)) is the defence and strategic principle...
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    nuclear policy and development) saying Pakistan is developing "a full-spectrum deterrence capability to deter all forms of aggression." Pakistan has over...
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    solidifying Pakistan as a nuclear power. Pakistan maintains a policy of Full spectrum deterrence, considering its nuclear program vital for deterring foreign aggression...
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  • Full-spectrum dominance also known as full-spectrum superiority, is a military entity's achievement of control over all dimensions of the battlespace...
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    Deterrence in relation to criminal offending is the idea or theory that the threat of punishment will deter people from committing crime and reduce the...
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    the attacker and the defender. It is based on the theory of rational deterrence, which holds that the threat of using strong weapons against the enemy...
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    Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic nuclear deterrence, global strike, and operating the Defense Department's Global Information...
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    true superpowers such as the United States and China, which wield the full spectrum of economic, technological, and military might, to better-than-average...
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  • adversary's behavior), or full-on war (which involves the use of full military force). Coercion takes the form of either deterrence or compellence. Compellence...
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  • tripwire force (sometimes called a glass plate) is a strategic approach in deterrence theory whereby a small force is deployed abroad with the assumption that...
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  • replaced 1976's "Active Defense" doctrine, and was itself replaced by "Full Spectrum Operations" in 2001. The basic concept of the Blitzkrieg and similar...
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    involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (EM spectrum) or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy operations...
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    with, at the centre the NATO Defence Planning Process, addressing the full spectrum of challenges. NATO's Article 3 will remain the fundamental principle...
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  • equipped, better trained, and better prepared for emergencies, defensive deterrence, and particularly, wars. The term dates from approximately 1600, although...
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    weapons policies. India and Pakistan maintain only a credible minimum deterrence. Commodore Tim Hare, former Director of Nuclear Policy at the British...
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    treason Theory Air supremacy Appeasement Command of the sea Deterrence theory Full-spectrum dominance Overmatch Just war theory Principles of war Philosophy...
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  • Russo-Ukrainian War. When the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he used the euphemistic phrase 'special...
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    proved and practical declassified deterrence and countermeasures against collateral damage. Credible deterrence through simple, effective protection...
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    April 2013. "U.S. flies B-2 stealth bombers to S. Korea in 'extended deterrence mission' aimed at North". CBS News, 28 March 2013. Tomlinson, Lucas (19...
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    to factors such as the inability to plan, brief and execute complex, full-spectrum operations. Civilian casualty ratio Counter-insurgency Counter-terrorism...
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  • In the United States, the border patrol policy of Prevention Through Deterrence has deliberately acted to divert migrants into remote areas where they...
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    key milestone in the Command’s ability to provide the Army with the full spectrum of specialized CBRNE forces and capabilities. In September 2007, the...
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    blockade and war. Unlike the circumstances of an ultimatum, the scenario of deterrence is not bound by specific constraints of time, place, or action, and though...
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    treason Theory Air supremacy Appeasement Command of the sea Deterrence theory Full-spectrum dominance Overmatch Just war theory Principles of war Philosophy...
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    unbiased link between industry and the nations NSPA contributes to NATO's deterrence and defence through its ability to acquire and support complex multinational...
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  • may have the beneficial effect of preventing escalation of disputes into full-blown wars. He argues that keeping military operations secret can limit escalation...
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  • treason Theory Air supremacy Appeasement Command of the sea Deterrence theory Full-spectrum dominance Overmatch Just war theory Principles of war Philosophy...
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  • territory ("direct deterrence") Preventing armed attack against the territory of another country ("extended deterrence") Using deterrence against a short-term...
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    and reliability of missile defense systems could reduce its own nuclear deterrence, and was also necessary to maintain its foreign military deployment Bruno...
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    intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Considered vital to the nuclear deterrence posture, accurate determination of the SLBM launch position was a force...
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