deterrent threat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdeterrentandthreat
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deterrent
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈter.ənt/us/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk/θret/us/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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Deterrence theorists have consistently argued that deterrence success is more likely if a defending state'sdeterrentthreatis credible to an attacking state.
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C is the absolute cost of making good on thedeterrentthreatshould it fail to deter.
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The war episode that is built into the type of equilibrium we have just described is not a retaliatory move implemented to make good on adeterrentthreat.
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And given that it can never be rational to make good on a faileddeterrentthreat, assuming no precommitment, it can never be rational to issue such a threat either.
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I shall thus hope to draw on reflections about the rationality of deterrent threats to suggest a possible account of their justifiability.
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Bargaining under threat has been studied extensively, but the exact interplay between the terms of the bargain and the rivals' deterrent threats deserves closer scrutiny.
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One idea would exploit the parallel between the rational and the moral dimensions of deterrent threats.
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Our rivals can bargain in search of a settlement, and they can wield traditional deterrent threats of escalation to war.
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I proceeded by applying an argument for the rationality of following through on assurances to the rationality of following through on deterrent threats.
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This requirement limits the acts it is possible to justify by bootstrapping ourselves up from the justifiability of issuing deterrent threats.
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But it may be justified on the grounds that there are advantages to allowing agents to make use of deterrent threats in their dealings with one another.
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While it is clear how to determine costs and benefits where the rationality of deterrent threats is concerned, quantifying moral costs and benefits seems a hopeless task.
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