deterrence
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"Her challenge will be to persuade Washington that the KMT's engagement with China can coexist with strong deterrence," Hass wrote in a recent opinion piece in the Taipei Times newspaper.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Such efforts would strengthen deterrence in the Pacific, Atlantic and waters in the High North, he added.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Little is known about whether the proactive cyber deterrence that has defined U.S. elections for much of the past decade remains in place in any other form.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
The Gulf powers are trying to re-establish deterrence against an Iranian regime that holds new leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing deterrence
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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