deterrence
23
7.5
- noun
- /dɪˈtɛrəns/
:
disuasión
- Deterrence is an effective way to prevent crime by instilling fear of punishment.
- nuclear deterrence
- extended deterrence
- deterrence policy
But there are a few rules to deterrence, to preventing nuclear war.
- But there are a few rules to deterrence, to preventing nuclear war.
- So the question now is, is our deterrence in the Middle East too weak?
- The second goal was of restoring their deterrence capability.
- It is the reason why deterrence has worked so far.
- There's no question that deterrence can work some of the time.
- Credible deterrence prevents conflict and preserve peace.
- That that's not exactly what I call a deterrence.
- And I, like many I'm sure, began to wonder, my God, what if deterrence, another word for prevention, fails?
- And then you have a quote from a deputy director at Stratcom saying if deterrence fails, it all unravels.
- And indeed, on some accounts that punishment is the most effective mechanism for bringing about the prevention or deterrence of future wrongdoing.
- That is the kind of deterrence that I'm talking about.
Examples
-
We have enhanced deterrence combined with diplomacy to discourage further Iranian aggression.
-
Finally, Reagan reassured European leaders that America's nuclear deterrence policy was realistic and firm.
Academic text (1990) -
So the deterrence theory has several basic requirements.
-
So the question now is, is our deterrence in the Middle East too weak?
-
There is not yet good data, however, on whether these new methods are increasing deterrence.
Academic text (2011) -
But there are a few rules to deterrence, to preventing nuclear war.
-
Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy... ... the fear of attack.
-
It is the reason why deterrence has worked so far.
-
Credible deterrence prevents conflict and preserve peace.
-
At first blush, a policy of extended deterrence might appear to be a sensible and effective approach.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
84
6.5
Making someone scared by threats or pressure to stop them
2
3.8
Making someone less willing to do something by saying you do not like it
1
7.7
The act of trying to stop someone from doing something
Something that makes people avoid doing something by showing possible bad results
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.8
A military plan to stop another country from using nuclear weapons by threatening to hit back with your own
How Preemptive
- Formal
3
6.8
23
7.5
- Formal
577
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deterrence comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and terrere 'to frighten', the same root you see in terrify and terror. So deterrence is about making someone afraid of the possible consequences to stop them from doing something.