mutual assured destruction

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Definition von mutual assured destruction im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war

Severe, unavoidable reciprocal damage that superpowers are likely to inflict on each other or their allies in a nuclear war, conceived as the heart of a doctrine of nuclear deterrence

constant threat that was present between the USA and the Soviet Union and which helped prevent nuclear war (both countries had the ability to completely annihilate the other), MAD

Silbentrennung

mu·tu·al as·sured de·struc·tion

Türkische aussprache

myuçıwıl ışûrd dîstrʌkşın

Synonyme

mad, nuclear holocaust

Aussprache

/ˈmyo͞oʧəwəl əˈsʜo͝ord dəsˈtrəksʜən/ /ˈmjuːʧəwəl əˈʃʊrd dɪsˈtrʌkʃən/

Etymologie

() ( mutual + ( assured + destruction ) )