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NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence
Example:
when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nuclear deterrence" is a kind of...):
deterrence (the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety)
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
