Paul Bloom

Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long as we don't transform into angels, violence and the threat of violence - as in punishment and deterrence - is needed to rein in our worst instincts.

Canadian Psychologist

Yoshihiko Noda

Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think it is necessary to keep the marines in Okinawa, a geographically strategic location from the standpoint of maintaining deterrence.

Japanese Statesman

Barbara Deming

Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously.

American Author

Natan Sharansky

The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.

Russian Writer

John Bolton

When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that is subject to classic theories of deterrence.

American Statesman

Rick Wilson

The purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter. The mission of deterrence to make all parties in possession of nuclear weapons never, ever use them.

Kersti Kaljulaid

NATO's deterrence has always been adequate, and I'm not worried about the physical security of my country. Not at all.

Estonian Politician

Chris Gibson

When you talk about peace through strength, what you're talking about is the concept of deterrence.

American Politician

John Spratt

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

Joseph Rotblat

The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.

Polish Physicist

Deterrence can be about discouraging actions by creating rules or fear of consequences.

Behavior Influence

Deterrence doesn't always mean punishment; it can be any measure that stops something from happening.

Not Just Punishment

It's a proactive approach to avoid a negative outcome rather than responding after it happens.

Proactive Approach

In law, deterrence is about using the fear of legal consequences to prevent crime.

Legal Consequences

The effectiveness of legal deterrence often depends on the severity and certainty of the punishment.

Severity and Certainty

General deterrence aims to prevent others from committing crimes, not just punish the offender.

Beyond Punishment

Military deterrence is focused on preventing attacks through the promise of a strong defense.

Preventive Defense

Deterrence often involves showing military strength to discourage potential threats.

Power Display

Deterrence in international relations can be maintaining a balance that makes aggression unappealing.

Balance of Threat

 through southern Arizona it's impossible virtually to cross near urban ports of entry but we've essentially left the back door in southern Arizona open in an attempt to use the the desert environment itself as a form of deterrence the federal policy is called prevention through deterrence the thinking being

Jason De León: Decoding...

 And so on. Hunter-gatherer peoples explicitly go through this train of thought and will often raid their neighbors out of fear of being raided first. Now, one way of dealing with this problem is by deterrence.