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The definition of deterrence is "the maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging attack." (Merriam Webster Dictionary). With this definition in mind, a nation that is (or appears to be) so powerful that victory is not possible, or at least practical, is deterring acts of agression against it or its interests. A prime example of this is the proliferation of nuclear weapons and inflated defense spending by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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