deterrence

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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

Stripping away these elements would, in Tehran's view, dismantle the foundations of its deterrence.

From BBC

Speaking at the MSC, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was already holding "confidential talks with the French president about European nuclear deterrence".

From Barron's