deterrence

English - Turkish

Definition of deterrence in English Turkish dictionary

{i} caydırıcılık

{i} engelleyicilik

{i} caydırma

cayma

(Askeri) CAYDIRMA: Doğacak sonuçtan korkarak hareketten kaçınma. Caydırmaya, arzu edilmeyen bir mukabele tehlikesine maruz kalma inancının mevcudiyeti sebep olur

Related Terms

nuclear deterrence

nükleer caydırıcılık

graduated deterrence

(Çevre) kademeli caydırıcılık

minimum deterrence

(Çevre) asgari caydırıcılık

punisment in crime deterrence

suçtan caydırmada ceza

English - English

Definition of deterrence in English English dictionary

a negative motivational influence

Dumping

Theory that war is deterred because each side knows that the other possesses large numbers of nuclear weapons and thus understands the dire consequences of initiating a nuclear exchange

The development and maintenance of military strength for the purpose of discouraging attack

Measures taken in order to scare or intimidate in order to create a negative influence that will thwart possible aggressive actions

JP 1-02

{i} act of deterring, impeding, hindering (especially by means of threats or fear)

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

a communication that makes you afraid to try something

Persuading an opponent not to attack by having enough forces to disable the attack and/or launch a punishing counterattack

The art of producing in ones enemy the fear to attack

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

A strategy of punishment associated with the Classical School Deterrence can either be specific, punishing an individual so that she won't commit a crime again, or general, punishing an individual to set an example to society, so that others will not commit the same crime For the Classical School, punishment was primarily justified in terms of general deterrence See also Retribution, Rehabilitation, and Incapacitation

The actions of a state or group of states to dissuade a potential adversary from initiating an attack or conflict by the threat of retaliation Deterrence should credibly demonstrate to an adversary that the costs of an attack would be too great and would outweigh any potential gains

Deterrence is the prevention of something, especially war or crime, by having something such as weapons or punishment to use as a threat. policies of nuclear deterrence. Military strategy whereby one power uses the threat of reprisal to preclude an attack from an adversary. The term largely refers to the basic strategy of the nuclear powers and the major alliance systems. The premise is that each nuclear power maintains a high level of instant and overwhelming destructive capability against any aggressor. It relies on two basic conditions: the ability to retaliate after a surprise attack must be perceived as credible, and retaliation must be perceived as a possibility, if not a certainty

That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance

Related Terms

deterrence factor

something acting to discourage or impede

nuclear deterrence

the threat of using nuclear weapons as a way to stop an enemy from attacking

nuclear deterrence

the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction

Hyphenation

de·ter·rence

Turkish pronunciation

dîtırıns

Pronunciation

/dəˈtərəns/ /dɪˈtɜrəns/