deterrent quotes

Are we so sure that with15 representatives†inacting under the unanimity rule, the deterrent would continue to deter? There may be one finger on the trigger, but there will be15 fingers on the safety catch.

-Stockton
NATO, 1960  House of Commons, 30 May.

One cannot fashion a credible deterrent out of an incredible action.

-McNamara, Robert Strange
  On nuclear weapons. The Essence of Security.

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