Blogs about: Deterrence
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The Ultimate Insurance
So here we have it: the government’s white paper on the renewal of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Tony Blair’s related statement to The Commons outlines the reasons for the government… more →
Nuclear Peace
"To have peace, you must be prepared for war."
aconservativeedge wrote 9 hours ago: A year into Obama’s first term dedicated to multilateralism and soft power, the world is more … more →
Navy SEALs face assault charges from Iraqi terrorist they captured
Wintery Knight wrote 4 days ago: Let me start by quoting Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft, who doesn’t approve of punishing the Fort … more →
Human Rights Maps (71): Voting Rights for Felons in the U.S.
Filip Spagnoli wrote 1 week ago: (source, click on the image to enlarge) Taking away someone’s human rights can only be done fo … more →
UK judge releases 16-year old rapist who rapes again eight days later
Wintery Knight wrote 2 weeks ago: Story from the UK Telegraph. Excerpt: The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was gi … more →
Count Down to START Lapse
B Gourley wrote 2 weeks ago: Source: www.kremlin.ru The venerated first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) will expire on … more →
Are we really soft on crime?
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John Geddes wrote 2 weeks ago: The federal Department of Justice boasts Canada’s biggest concentration of legal brainpower. Of its … more →
Human Rights Facts (162): The Truth About the Deterrent Effect of the Death Penalty, Ctd.
Filip Spagnoli wrote 3 weeks ago: Some more data to support the claims expressed in this post, and this one. There’s a paper her … more →
Imperial Over-reach and the Case of the Missing 40,000 Troops
B Gourley wrote 1 month ago: In the Fall of 2002 I drafted an essay that became a Cato Institute Policy Analysis paper on why in … more →
More training on plagiarism deterrence
davefoord wrote 1 month ago: Tomorrow I am off to Gloucestershire College to run training for them on plagiarism deterrence, one … more →
Human Rights, Crime, Deterrence and Capital Punishment
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Filip Spagnoli wrote 1 month ago: crime cartoon Many crimes, especially violent crimes and property crimes, are human rights violation … more →
Maintain Sufficient Strength
reaganquotes wrote 1 month ago: Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged a … more →
Surveillance image of the week 2: camera catches man stealing camera
David wrote 1 month ago: Just how postmodern can contemporary surveillance get? Well, after the irony of numerous recent CCTV … more →
Employee Drug Testing is Effective
pcholakis wrote 1 month ago: National Bureau of Economic Research Employee Drug Testing is Effective The primary cost of a zero t … more →
UK set to release 30 high-risk terrorists in order to appease future terrorists
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Wintery Knight wrote 1 month ago: The Times of India reports. (H/T ECM) Excerpt: Up to 30 “high-risk” terrorists — including some of t … more →
Fareed Zakaria: "We Must Stop Exaggerating the Iranian Threat"
audiegrl wrote 1 month ago: Posted by Audiegrl The Changing Face of Iran (Photo: Paolo Pellegrin) Newsweek/Fareed Zakaria— … more →
Trident is the Eurofighter of nuclear deterrence
Martin Budden wrote 2 months ago: In Britain we are debating if we should replace Trident, our fleet of four aging SLBM equiped nuclea … more →
Up All Night With Too Many Movies
Screaming Blue Reviews wrote 2 months ago: Five films we recently recorded and then stayed up too late checking out. What film insomnia sometim … more →
Israel Defense Minister: Iran not an existential threat
David Elliott wrote 2 months ago: Israel’s Defense Minister clearly believes Iran is a rational actor and that deterrence can wo … more →
Pregnant mom holds intruder at gunpoint until police arrive
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Wintery Knight wrote 2 months ago: Story from Local 15 TV News. (H/T John Lott) Excerpt: The lesson here is never threaten an expecting … more →
