81.   The refugees flooding into Goma appeared to back claims by the rebels that Hutu extremists had been using the refugees as human shields to deter attacks.

82.   The theory was that leaving both sides vulnerable deterred nuclear attacks because either country would face deadly retaliation.

83.   The stepped up patrols were apparently also meant to deter sporadic attacks on NATO-led forces, and to persuade Serbs residents to stay.

84.   The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the ambassadors would also consider ways to deter Serb attacks on Tuzla and Sarajevo.

85.   The United States believes NATO still needs the nuclear threat, particularly to deter attacks with chemical or biological arms.

86.   The State Department was more cautious, calling the statement, which included a promise by Arafat to use Palestinian security to deter attacks, a good first step.

87.   The United States and its NATO allies move toward a strategy of tougher military action to deter Serb attacks in Bosnia.

88.   They said it would do little to actually deter an attack but would make visitors feel unwelcome.

89.   To deter future attacks, U.S. and British forces have launched military strikes against al-Qaida terrorist training camps and Taliban military installations in Afghanistan.

90.   U.N. and NATO representatives met in Brussels, Belgium, to draft plans on deterring Serb attacks on Bihac.