deterrence

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This huge conventional deterrence, the U.S. convinced itself, rendered impractical military action against the North’s nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But it demonstrates that “the alliance can achieve deterrence through collective action.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"What I'm doing is to prepare Germany to be able to defend itself, by building up those defence capabilities. This is deterrence for us. We will deter the threat from the Russian side."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The opportunities for deterrence by Iran’s neighbors, with the U.S. acting as helper, remain wide and promising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Quakers’ goals were prevention of further harm to society, deterrence, and, by the early nineteenth century, encouragement of prisoners to en-gage in “penitent reflection,” which could result in their personal reformation.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover