This is pretty subjective, but I would say yes (only cuz there’s more historical evidence I can think of off the top of my head lol). One example is the atomic bombs America dropped on Japan in response to Pearl Harbor. This is a heavily debated upon topic, but in a way the attack was necessary because it proved the lengths America was willing to go in order to make a point to not go against them. Also, it solidified America as a world power past WWII and of course still to this day.