English noun: nuclear deterrence | |||
1. | nuclear deterrence (act) the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence | ||
Samples | When two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deterrence, doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||