deterrence

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He began the necessary job of transferring to networks of regional allies more of the responsibility for global deterrence.

From The Wall Street Journal

That makes restoring deterrence even more important for Europe—and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

For decades, this ambiguity has kept China guessing - a form of deterrence - while leaving room for economic ties to flourish.

From BBC

The U.S. poured billions of dollars into the Vietnam War but underinvested in defense “in ways that significantly weakened U.S. deterrence and jeopardized U.S. national security in the midst of Soviet expansion,” Mr. Jones writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the Pentagon simultaneously said Spain's contingent was playing "a fundamental and essential role for the defence of Europe and policies of deterrence", Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said.

From Barron's