mutual assured destruction

mu·tu·al as·sured de·struc·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [myoo-choo-uh l uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd dih-struhk-shuh n]
- /ˈmyu tʃu əl əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd dɪˈstrʌk ʃən/
- /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl əˈʃɔːd dɪˈstrʌkʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-choo-uh l uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd dih-struhk-shuh n]
- /ˈmyu tʃu əl əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd dɪˈstrʌk ʃən/

Definitions of mutual assured destruction words

noun mutual assured destruction a U.S. doctrine of reciprocal deterrence resting on the U.S. and Soviet Union each being able to inflict unacceptable damage on the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack. 1
noun mutual assured destruction mutual deterrence between countries possessing nuclear weapons, based on the capacity of each to inflict major damage on the other in response to a first strike 0

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