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How did the policy of deterrence influence U.S. actions during the Cold War?

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Deterrence is the policy of making the military power of the US and its allies so strong that no enemy would dare attack for fear of retaliation. This influenced the US because we had to work very hard to be a force worth reckoning with.

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