Word: deterring
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...been part of U.S. strategy for decades. But the U.S. has relied largely on what policymakers term "mutual assured destruction" (MAD). The theory is that the U.S.'s ability to retaliate against a Soviet attack by obliterating the residents and factories of Moscow and other major cities would deter the Kremlin from launching a nuclear strike against America. In turn, the Soviet capability to destroy U.S. cities has been seen as deterring Washington from attacking the U.S.S.R. Because such a situation in effect holds hostage the population centers of both superpowers, theorists call the strategy a "balance of terror...
...result of these developments, U.S. strategists have concluded that threatening massive retaliation against the U.S.S.R. may no longer be enough to deter a Soviet attack. For example, if the Soviets destroyed a couple of U.S. missile sites with atomic missiles, would the President be willing to order a counterstrike on Soviet cities, knowing that he was thereby inviting a full-scale reprisal by Moscow against American population centers? Some U.S. strategists fear that the Soviets may not believe that a U.S. President would take such a risk. Thus the threat of massive American retaliation becomes no longer a credible deterrent...
...entry. Proctors memorize the freshman yearbook so they recognize everybody's faces. They also write confidential reports on you at the end of the year. They are allotted a fund for "milk and cookies"--post-prohibition style. Although the drinking age in Massachusetts is 20, don't let it deter...
Child snatching is nothing less than psychological child abuse [July 14]. Witnesses who have testified at congressional hearings have stressed the importance of legislation that would not only deter child snatchings but also return the child to a secure and stable home as quickly as possible...
...fact that you were aware, had been informed that Judge Alberti had found the film to be not obscene, did not deter you from your purpose to stop showing of the film...