deterrance

Answer: terrorism (just like the US, UK, France, etc etc - only we prefer to call it "deterrance").

ArmsControlWonk 2009

Military spending out of all proportion with what is required for effective deterrance and defense is the most wasteful spending of all.

Matthew Yglesias » Europe, Health Care, and Power 2010

Obama's treaty gave Russia a needed respite from the financial drain of investing in nuclear deterrance.

Arms treaty to face GOP scrutiny in Senate 2010

It just never has really made sense to me, since there is very little logical evidence that crime is deterred by LOWERING deterrance for criminals.

Sound Politics: "The year of the felon" 2007

There's something to that and, equally, as Ross says the fact that deterrance worked with the USSR and China does not mean that it will always work again.

Deterring or Living With Iran? 2009

Presently Neighbor benefits from the deterrance factor of armed citizens even while he opposes it.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Funny Sign 2009

There's something to that and, equally, as Ross says the fact that deterrance worked with the USSR and China does not mean that it will always work again.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

I have placed rocks around the edges for extra deterrance, it is a real and present danger!

Some Bulbs « Fairegarden 2009

As a reaction, Russia has found effective deterrance, combined with rotten US luck...to end the days of Neocons rubbing Russia's nose in it.

So Hillary Clinton gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a large plastic button with the word "overcharge" on it. Ann Althouse 2009

The problem, my friend, is that the doctrine of deterrance is wholly inapplicable when the most immediate threat is state-independent actors.

Think Progress » Hume: A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be a ‘Successful Strategy’ 2006