Quotes Donut - What deters is not the capabilities and intentions we have, but the capabilities and intentions the enemy thinks we have. The central objective of a deterrent weapons system is, thus, psychological. The mission is persuasion.

What deters is not the capabilities and intentions we have, but the capabilities... - Eric Schlosser - Quotes Donut

Written By Eric Schlosser

What deters is not the capabilities and intentions we have, but the capabilities and intentions the enemy thinks we have. The central objective of a deterrent weapons system is, thus, psychological. The mission is persuasion.

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