Comments on: American Legitimacy and Integrated Deterrence https://globalsecurityreview.com/american-legitimacy-and-integrated-deterrence/ A division of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Joseph Buff https://globalsecurityreview.com/american-legitimacy-and-integrated-deterrence/#comment-365 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:41:14 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=28270#comment-365 Excellent article! The possible drawback to integrated deterrence is that some good folks aren’t sure what it really is, while other commentators (like moi) suspect it’s (to some in the arms control crowd) a thin disguise for moving away from nuclear retaliation to conventional-only armed retaliation or even just — watch out here! — economic sanctions.

The idea of what used to be called “soft power” is sound and wise and necessary. Properly applied as a concept and as a strategic influencer, integrated deterrence is simply the modern use of soft power to deter via the usual threat/promise of retaliation if friendlies are attacked. No?

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