| NOUN | act | nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy / enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence |
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| Meaning | The military doctrine that an enemy / enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence. | |
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| Example | "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | deterrence | The act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety |
| doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | |
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