In order to demonstrate credibility in making a threat against another country, a country must have two characteristics. They are
A) willingness and capability to carry out the threat.
B) strong rhetoric and political will.
C) military power and purpose.
D) hope and optimism.

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In order to demonstrate credibility in making a threat against another country, a country must have both the willingness and capability to carry out the threat. Without both of these characteristics, the threat is unlikely to be taken seriously by the other country and may even be seen as empty rhetoric. Military power and purpose may contribute to the capability aspect of this, but ultimately without the willingness to follow through on the threat, it will not be credible. Hope and optimism also have no bearing on the issue of making a threat against another country, so options B and D can be eliminated.

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