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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A deterrent threat is a promised reaction to an adversary whose potential action evokes a specific response, the timing of which is in principle automatic. A compellent threat, on the other hand, is a more active or "offensive" strategy undertaken on the initiative of the threatener...Too strict a deadline makes compliance impossible, while one too lenient makes compliance unnecessary.  1, record 1, English, - compellent%20threat

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[Alexandre] George reproche à la notion de «compellence» de ne pas prendre en compte d'autres moyens d'action que la menace coercitive.  1, record 1, French, - menace%20coercitive

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish