deterrence
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"The first priority for Iran after the war is to restore deterrence and the Strait of Hormuz is among Iran's principal strategic leverages," explains Mohammad Eslami, a research fellow at the University of Tehran.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
"This is their weapon of deterrence," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Major economies, including the EU and Japan, are building economic deterrence arsenals, expecting more global turbulence and costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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
Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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