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P181
The US will apply 'peace through strength' doctrine by demonstrating invincibility to instill fear and obedience
What Jiang said
“What this means is that we will be so mighty. We will be so invincible. We will be so fearless that we will instill fear in others. they'll be so afraid to fight us and therefore we'll have peace.”
Analysis
The US national security strategy explicitly adopts 'peace through strength' - being so mighty and invincible that other nations are too afraid to resist, creating 'peace' through fear
Status history
- 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)
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2026-09-25 ·
Pending → Unverifiable
(manual)
Not a forecast (claim audit 2026-09-26, operator-approved): in the 2026-04-21 lecture Jiang described something already true or under way. He describes the doctrine in present/explanatory terms ('what this means is') rather than forecasting a new future development.