Sentence examples for discourage an attack from inspiring English sources

The calculation was that uncertainty over the West's response would discourage an attack.

Last month, the military staged five days of war games specifically aimed at discouraging an Israeli attack on its nuclear sites, and officials warned they could hit Tel Aviv if they chose.

Christy had his ship follow a prescribed zigzag course west in the hope of discouraging a torpedo attack.

CAIRO — Iran announced Wednesday that it had test-fired an improved version of its most advanced missile, one capable of reaching Israel and parts of Europe, a move that appeared aimed at discouraging a military attack on its nuclear sites and to defy Western pressure over its nuclear program.

By secretly penetrating another state's launch system, you may undermine the stable system of beliefs that discourages an attack.

They were part of a provision of the new campaign finance law that requires candidates to appear in their own commercials to endorse them, in part to discourage outrageous attack advertisements.

The real conclusion of the report is that wasting an attacker's time is a good way to discourage future attacks.

For its part, Israel pursued its new tactic today of singling out close-knit Palestinian families in an attempt to discourage attacks.

If it is a bullying attack for the purpose of intimidation, not to commit another crime and a fight is not avoidable, remember that inflicting injury on the attacker will discourage repeat attacks.

Last year, Israel revived an old practice of destroying the homes of militants in a bid to discourage future attacks.

You say "the Pentagon can safely eliminate thousands of nuclear weapons... but must maintain enough to discourage attack".