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n. The act or a means of deterring.

n. Measures taken by a state or an alliance of states to prevent hostile action by another state.

n. The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred

n. Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action

n. The art of producing in one's enemy the fear to attack

n. That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance.

n. The act of deterring, or that which deters; a hindrance; a deterrent.

n. a communication that makes you afraid to try something

n. the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety

n. a negative motivational influence

"Whatever the case-by-case reality, the popular notion that, through Mossad, Israel knows everything and can reach anywhere is one of the most valuable assets available to a state whose entire doctrine of defense can be summed up in the word deterrence - which doesn't mean Israel is the only country with a foreign intelligence operation inside Iran."

discouragement    rational motive   

deterrent    hindrance    restrain   

coinsurance    concurrence    occurrence    recurrence    transference   

deterrent    counterproliferation    countermeasures    counterattack    parity