An imbalance can set the stage for vulnerability to a surprise attack and weakness in the eyes of the Soviet Union, that could be taken advantage of. This would cause the Soviet Union to have the upper hand globally and that would risk the security of all, not just the United States. For this reason, he proposes a new military based on deterrence. Deterrence is a military strategy that calls for “an approximate balance of destructive capability between the two power blocs which will make the deliberate choice of general atomic war unthinkable to either”. If both the United States and the Soviet Union are equally powerful military-wise, then the United States will successfully affirm its prestige providing security, peace, and becoming an adequately prepared
An imbalance can set the stage for vulnerability to a surprise attack and weakness in the eyes of the Soviet Union, that could be taken advantage of. This would cause the Soviet Union to have the upper hand globally and that would risk the security of all, not just the United States. For this reason, he proposes a new military based on deterrence. Deterrence is a military strategy that calls for “an approximate balance of destructive capability between the two power blocs which will make the deliberate choice of general atomic war unthinkable to either”. If both the United States and the Soviet Union are equally powerful military-wise, then the United States will successfully affirm its prestige providing security, peace, and becoming an adequately prepared