The most that can be done is to keep these programs from becoming open threats.

Since then, there has been no open threat in the tightly controlled country.

"There are open threats by this government that have made people feel like they need to be prepared to protect themselves."

After reaching a point, the time inevitably came for open threats.

Besides lawsuits, government officials have used open threats of possible violence.

Then there was this last open threat and the crash.

So were shots fired out the window or open threats of violence.

Now there are open threats of war and military measures.

The barking had gotten on his in a way that an open threat wouldn't have done.

In case you didn't notice, that last part was an open threat.