deterrence

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Much of this rhetoric might have been intended for deterrence, which has now failed.

From Barron's

Much of this rhetoric might have been intended for deterrence, which has now failed.

From Barron's

This month, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he was holding "confidential talks with the French president about European nuclear deterrence".

From Barron's

Pascal Confavreux, a ministry spokesman, phrased it more diplomatically: “We use irony and humor to deliver a punch and create deterrence by exposing the absurdity of the claims made by those who attack us.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It also said that under Kim's leadership, North Korea "radically improved" its "war deterrence", "with the nuclear forces as its pivot".

From BBC