Some were designed to defeat Japan, while others were merely to deter aggression.

Or is Iran simply assembling enough of a military force to deter aggression by its neighbors?

Success will breed success and deter aggression that might otherwise take place.

Military security implies the capability of a nation to defend itself, and/or deter military aggression.

The only way to deter future aggression without war is by collective defense.

We believe in taking up arms in self-defense and to deter aggression.

Could one justify reliance on nuclear weapons to deter aggression when the consequences of using them would have been far worse?

Should we choose not to deter Serbian aggression when we can?

"Will it be enough to deter aggression, to stop the shelling of Sarajevo, bring the parties to the peace table?"

A second area of concern is regional security to deter aggression.