#retaliation

But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action, and this would, in its turn, make necessary some form of collective self-defence by the loyal members of the League. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

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#aggressor #armed #collective #cut #form

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all. ↗

— John Bruton

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#deterred #fear #organisations #retaliation #states