Sentence examples for instruments of deterrence from inspiring English sources

But the diplomatic strategists count missilesnot as instruments of destruction but as instruments of deterrence They must assume we will never strike until we have been struck, and therefore they must count the missiles we'd have available for retaliation once a war had been launched.

Let's update the definition of deterrence.

The decline of deterrence(Photo credit: AFP).

Traditional notions of deterrence do not apply.

The tactics of deterrence, in small measure.

That is a sophisticated strategy of deterrence.

And he became obsessed with the riddles of deterrence.

This offers no support for the notion of deterrence.

The principle of deterrence served us very well in the cold war, and deterrence remains imperative...

That's the logic of deterrence, isn't it?

"Justice is part of deterrence," a senior official said.