deterrence

“The consensus in Tehran now believes that deterrence requires imposing immediate, sustained and substantial costs on its adversaries,” said Sina Toossi, an Iran expert at the Center for International Policy, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Beijing has to assume the stealthy submarines could be in the region at any time, which enhances deterrence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said later that France's President Emmanuel Macron had agreed to start talks on Latvia's "accession to the French nuclear deterrence initiative".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

This work, the Navy said, would aim to "enhance collective security, deterrence and readiness" among the UK and its allies.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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