| 释义 |
build-down U.S. Mil.|ˈbɪlddaʊn|
Also unhyphened and as one word.
[f. build v., in contrast to build-up: cf. rundown, wind-down.]
A systematic reduction of nuclear armaments, by destroying two or more for each new one deployed. Also fig.
1983N.Y. Times 22 Mar. 25a/2 The reaction to the build-down concept has been gratifying. 1983Ibid. 3 Oct. a1 This plan, referred to as a ‘build down’, was offered originally by Senators William S. Cohen..and Sam Nunn... Under their proposal, every time a new land-based warhead was deployed, two older ones would have to be destroyed. 1983Economist 15 Oct. 48 (heading) Catholics and Lutherans: a theological build-down. 1984Miami Herald 27 Mar. 12a/3 Hart..has backed the so-called ‘build-down’ plan, opposed by many nuclear freeze advocates, which would mothball two nuclear weapons for every one deployed. He abandoned this idea, however. 1985New Yorker 18 Mar. 39/3 You can sit here with your finger on the pulse and say ‘I like it’—and I really did like ‘build-down’—and then it's gone. |