deterrence
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He began the necessary job of transferring to networks of regional allies more of the responsibility for global deterrence.
That makes restoring deterrence even more important for Europe—and the U.S.
“I don’t think there will be broader deterrence effects across the Chinese industry,” Felbab-Brown said in an interview.
From Washington Post
The U.S.-South Korean deterrence effort announced this week calls for periodically docking U.S. nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time in decades and bolstering training between the two countries.
From Seattle Times
“Our two leaders have decided to significantly strengthen extended deterrence of our two countries against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats,” Yoon said at the joint news conference Wednesday.
From Washington Post
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