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Noun: nuclear deterrence
  1. (military) the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence
    "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"

Type of: deterrence, doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Nuclear deterrence