deterrence
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Applause for the absence of a crisis is how we sleep through the erosion of deterrence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He said Europeans “want to take some of the burden off the U.S. and assume primary responsibility for conventional deterrence in Europe over time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Gulf countries have also long bought defence equipment from Germany and have shown interest in start-ups that make drones to bolster NATO's deterrence efforts against Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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
Thus, instead of victory in the traditional sense, America and Russia sought deterrence as their strategic goal.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing deterrence
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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