deterrence

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The opportunities for deterrence by Iran’s neighbors, with the U.S. acting as helper, remain wide and promising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Prosecuting violators is good for deterrence, and vigilance is important.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"We are needed when it comes to increasing the defence capabilities of Germany and Europe and creating an effective deterrence."

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Nato's founding principle of collective defence - that an attack on one member nation would be treated as an attack on all - underpins the alliance's nuclear deterrence stategy.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

What is often called the strategy of nuclear deterrence is remarkable for its reliance on the behavior of our nonhuman ancestors.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan