deterrent, n.All

A Deterrent (n.) threatens ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠control of a region by violence, which is the essence of why it is called a threat.

A Deterrent (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠most understandable in the country that has been tormented by outside powers for decades, and most intolerable to the powers that torment it.