| 单词 | balance of terror |
| 释义 | balance of terror in British English (ˈbæləns əv ˈtɛrə) noun military deterrence based on the possession of weapons of mass destruction by opponents in a conflict Arms agreements sought to maintain a balance of terror. balance of terror in American Englishnoun the distribution of nuclear arms among nations such that no nation will initiate an attack for fear of retaliation maintaining the balance of terror between the superpowers Word origin [1955–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rite of passageExamples of 'balance of terror' in a sentence |
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