Clinton understands that deterrence is worth the trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton touts commander-in-chief credentials] Reference
As the Cold War taught us, deterrence is a two-way street. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Murtha is Right: Reagan’s Redeployment Made America Stronger] Reference
The great thing about deterrence is that you can bluff it. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Missing Envoy] Reference
“No. They will face very credible nuclear deterrence from the US and Israel.”. From Wordnik.com. [Nuclear Iran] Reference
This perverse redefining of justice and deterrence is getting us all prepped for the kill. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Maleng will not seek death penalty for Haq] Reference
To lose the battle of deterrence is to lose the first major campaign of a war, if not the war itself. From Wordnik.com. [Armed Forces and Détente] Reference
Mr. McCain appeals to those who believe that deterrence is the threat of striking back with ten times the blow. From Wordnik.com. [Second Obama Ad Focuses On National Security - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Nuclear weapons have little use but in deterrence. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Missing Envoy] Reference
Don't get me wrong; I'm not averse to the idea of deterrence!. From Wordnik.com. [ArmsControlWonk] Reference
The advantage of deterrence is that you don’t have to get the intelligence just right. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Haim Saban] Reference
They need nukes as a deterrence, which is the same logic that we have used for having nukes since the Second World War. From Wordnik.com. [Stepping Back From Imperialism:] Reference
In the process, Israel lost much of its power of deterrence, which is a diplomatic way of saying: Our enemies stopped fearing us. From Wordnik.com. [Articles] Reference
Ask questions like these and immediately you're dealing with the old cold war balances of deterrence aka mutually assured destruction. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
This is called deterrence and must be applied to the immigration benefits program that has such serious national security implications!. From Wordnik.com. [Counterterrorism Blog] Reference
It) will increase Israel's long term deterrence (and) leave the enemy floundering in expensive, long term processes of reconstruction. ". From Wordnik.com. [SteveLendmanBlog] Reference
MR. BELL: The word "deterrence" is important, Sam. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Robert Bell] Reference
Yet this is what we are doing by continuing to rely on nuclear 'deterrence'. From Wordnik.com. [Trident the Deterrent - A Terrifying Myth] Reference
There is even a term in the managed care literature for that kind of deterrence: the. From Wordnik.com. [Waging Health Battles by Fax] Reference
The USG is breaking out of a "deterrence" posture and moving into a "compellence" posture. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Danger Behind US ABM Deployment in Eastern Europe] Reference
As for "deterrence," you have managed to encapsulate one small part of nuclear strategic doctrine. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
You can talk about enforcement, but don't you also need to talk about some kind of deterrence program?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2007] Reference
So they need to have some kind of deterrence that would make -- make countries like Iran to think again. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2010] Reference
Iran needs a 'deterrence' - from what?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
As far as I can tell, "deterrence" is fundamentally a faith-based concept. From Wordnik.com. [BlueOregon] Reference
So in that sense, yes, there is some kind of deterrence, for the short term at least. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
As a result, Chinese speakers don't like to use "deterrence" to describe their posture. From Wordnik.com. [ArmsControlWonk] Reference
So the "deterrence" promise in the Withdrawal Agreement is not hypothetical but quite real. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats.com - The Aggressive Progressives!] Reference
Palestinians to swallow a certain unfairness, this means that regional "deterrence" is working. From Wordnik.com. [English-writing Israeli-bloggers] Reference
If I never hear the words 'deterrence' or 'resistance' again in my life, it will not be too soon. From Wordnik.com. [English-writing Israeli-bloggers] Reference
If any country in the world has been handed urgent cause to develop a nuclear "deterrence," it is Iran. From Wordnik.com. [South Puget Sound Libertarian] Reference
Yet concepts that have regulated war forever, such as deterrence and attribution, are slippery or missing in cyberspace. From Wordnik.com. [ModerateVoters.org] Reference
The MoD said the UK's existing "deterrence" in the Falklands was not being increased and UK force levels were being maintained. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
But some influential Israelis, it now turns out, have a very weird and self-referential understanding of what "deterrence" is. From Wordnik.com. ['Just World News' with Helena Cobban] Reference
The MoD said the UK's existing "deterrence" in the Falklands was not being increased and UK force levels were being maintained. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
But the MoD said the UK's existing "deterrence" in the Falklands was not being increased and UK force levels were being maintained. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
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