deterrence

“That’s why Europe needs to build up its capabilities and deterrence options while maintaining active cooperation with the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

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

Delivering a speech at the UN General Assembly, external last month, Burnham said his government would invest in defence and build up the UK's "hard power and deterrence".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Quakers’ goals were prevention of further harm to society, deterrence, and, by the early nineteenth century, encouragement of prisoners to en-gage in “penitent reflection,” which could result in their personal reformation.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover