deterence

Do you really think that the primary mission of the military has been “deterence?”

Matthew Yglesias » Some F-22 Links 2009

It has also expanded cooperation on ballistic missile defenses to make clear that the U.S. is "prepared to defeat the North" if deterence fails and war breaks out, Mr. Panetta said.

U.S. Warns on North Korea Adam Entous 2011

Yusef Al Mezel sent to jail after a judge determined it was the minimum penalty he could serve that would adequately reflect the “strong need” for denunciation and general deterence.

ProWomanProLife » A good sentence, a good start 2009

Not to mention the fact that defense and deterence are related, but not equivalent.

Matthew Yglesias » Some F-22 Links 2009

Need to dramatize that as a deterence to other tack heads.

Senator's daughter is carjacked 2009

I've researched the legislative history at length and found no mention of deterence, in fact the only people I've seen give that rationale are liberal social scientist against the death penalty.

A Hit From The Supremes 2008

The number one job of a US President is to fully understand nuclear deterence.

Hillary Again Hits Obama Over Foreign Policy 2009

Nuclear deterence is what kept us and the Russians from blowing each other to smithereens during the entirely of the cold war.

Hillary Again Hits Obama Over Foreign Policy 2009

Nuclear deterence is the most fundamental tenet of our national security policy against all nuclear states.

Hillary Again Hits Obama Over Foreign Policy 2009

I still remember the power the mini-series "The Day After" had on the nuclear deterence debate.

Bill Clinton Breaks Silence On 9/11 Docudrama 2009