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deterrence definition

de·ter·rence (dē tʉr′əns, di-; also, chiefly Brit & Cdn, -ter′-)

noun

  1. the act of deterring
  2. the policy or practice of stockpiling nuclear weapons to deter another nation from making a nuclear attack

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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