deterrence
IPA: dɪtˈɝʌns
noun
- The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
- Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
- The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.
- (specifically) nuclear deterrence: discouraging nuclear attack through the threat of nuclear retaliation.
- The action of discouraging an action or event by instilling doubt or fear of the penalty or punishment.
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Examples of "deterrence" in Sentences
- The mission was strategic deterrence.
- Prevention and deterrence are the same thing.
- The purpose of summary justice was deterrence.
- The problem is one of incentive and deterrence.
- Clinton understands that deterrence is worth the trouble.
- The great thing about deterrence is that you can bluff it.
- Mr. McCain appeals to those who believe that deterrence is the threat of striking back with ten times the blow.
- It gets to the mindset of this enemy of which you speak, and when you get to issues of proof, deterrence is obviously extremely difficult to prove as an effective strategy.
- As an element of deterrence, on the other hand, the threat to kill ten of theirs for every minor inconvenience to one of ours seems useful and proper, since deterrence is supposed to be a little daft. digamma
- That's not the kind of deterrence most people have in mind, but the plain fact is that the United States has on a couple of occasions exercised short - or medium-term deterrence to limit or alter Tehran's behavior.
- Whatever the case-by-case reality, the popular notion that, through Mossad, Israel knows everything and can reach anywhere is one of the most valuable assets available to a state whose entire doctrine of defense can be summed up in the word "deterrence."
- Whatever the case-by-case reality, the popular notion that, through the Mossad, Israel knows everything and can reach anywhere is one of the most valuable assets available to a state whose entire doctrine of defense can be summed up in the word deterrence.
- Whatever the case-by-case reality, the popular notion that, through Mossad, Israel knows everything and can reach anywhere is one of the most valuable assets available to a state whose entire doctrine of defense can be summed up in the word deterrence - which doesn't mean Israel is the only country with a foreign intelligence operation inside Iran.
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