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		i67vw3 on Dec 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Maersk ship hit by missile in the Red Sea True. You have put it more succinctly than me. In Geopolitics, 'Might creates deterrence.' https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterrence_theory

defrost on Dec 31, 2023 [–]

As in "the Might of the USofA deterred Osama Bin Laden from attacking"?

There seems to be a flaw or two in that as a truism.

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