Those nations, whose combined strength would be used for deterrence as mentioned in the first prerequisite, should have identical beliefs about the security of the world order that the collective is defending.
Negara-negara tersebut, yang kekuatan gabungannya dapat dijadikan deterensi (pencegah) sesuai syarat pertama, harus memiliki keyakinan yang sama mengenai keamanan tatanan dunia yang hendak dipertahankan.