Sentences with phrase «weapons acting as a deterrent»

«Fundamental questions about how and against whom our nuclear weapons act as a deterrent must still be answered,» they said.

Are nuclear weapons acting as a deterrent?

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The strategic purpose of nuclear weapons is, instead, to act as deterrent, i.e. to dissuade an opponent from attacking.

Keeping the Trident nuclear weapons system would act as an effective deterrent in preventing threats to UK security, Sir Menzies Campbell has said.