and if we maintain a strong deterrent, they are exceedingly unlikely to launch an attack.
One is that an Iran with a nuclear deterrent might feel emboldened to pursue a more adventurous foreign policy.
The risk of hanging an innocent person is too great, they say. At the same time, the rarity of execution means it is no deterrent.
The nuclear Posture Review, a sweeping statement of purpose for the U.S. nuclear Arsenal, cast light on a rarely-discussed piece of the nuclear deterrent: tactical nukes that are stationed in Europe.
India's tiresome red tape is a further deterrent.
Besides, Mr Brown is no sandal-wearing pacifist: he was quick to back replacing Britain's independent nuclear deterrent.
Remedies available shall include imprisonment and/or monetary fines sufficient to provide a deterrent, consistently with the level of penalties applied for crimes of a corresponding gravity.
Nuclear weapons are the ultimate deterrent.
Many of the mothers also cited "misinformation" they received about breast-feeding as a deterrent.
"We have no choice but to further strengthen our nuclear deterrent to cope with additional military threats by hostile forces," the foreign ministry said.
His punishment will be a deterrent to others.
It seemed likely that there was no rebel front line anymore, and no real deterrent to Qaddafi's forces.
The United States will continue to maintain a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent for ourselves and our Allies so long as these weapons exist anywhere in the world.
The Air force test, called Glory Trip 194, was part of a continuing programme to evaluate and demonstrate the operational readiness of its ground-based strategic deterrent force.
Yet the majority of parents see Nixon's paddle as a deterrent, not a weapon.
Their missiles are viewed as a defensive and deterrent force.
A policy that lacked flexibility also lacked credibility, and was no deterrent at all.
Some will suspect that the main reason for delay is to pander to the Liberal Democrats, who are generally much less keen on maintaining the deterrent than their Conservative coalition partners.
So the All England Club gratefully accepted the services of a full-time falconer to patrol the courts with a swooping bird of prey, named Finnegan, acting as a highly effective deterrent.
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