| 单词 | balance of terror |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbalance of terror e. balance of terror, balance of power based on the possession of weapons of ‘terror’, esp. nuclear weapons. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [noun] > nuclearism > balance of terror balance of terror1960 1960 B. M. Goldwater Conscience of Conservative 91 If war is unthinkable to us but not to them, the famous ‘balance of terror’ is not a balance at all, but an instrument of blackmail. 1962 Listener 29 Mar. 548/1 There are other technical trends which seem to be contributing stability to the balance of terror between the Great Powers. 1962 Observer 13 May 15/4 The ‘balance of terror’ is always in danger of being upset by technical advance (e.g., in anti~missile missiles). 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation xiii. 246 A confusing thing about tactics..in a balance-of-terror situation is the great reliance on messages, symbols..and even ‘spectacles’. < as lemmas |
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