deterrence
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Seeing that their deterrence against the U.S. had failed and their own facilities were already in ruins, Iran’s leaders might hesitate before retaliating against those of the Saudis and other Gulf neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The French will let us participate in their nuclear deterrence as much as the Americans,” quipped a government minister in another European nation involved in the project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
A small coastguard ship made an initial attempt using an electrical deterrence device, which generates a weak current that sharks avoid.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said later that France's President Emmanuel Macron had agreed to start talks on Latvia's "accession to the French nuclear deterrence initiative".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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