| 单词 | mutual assured destruction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmutual assured destruction mutual assured destruction n. mutual deterrence between nuclear powers based on the possession by each of the capacity to destroy a substantial proportion of the population and industry of the other in response to an initial attack; abbreviated MAD. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > strategy > specific forward defence1960 mutual assured destruction1968 MAD1969 mutually assured destruction1969 exit strategy1973 dual key1979 Star Wars1983 S.D.I.1984 1968 R. S. McNamara Essence of Security iii. 160 The two world powers..have now achieved mutual assured-destruction capability. 1971 Orbis 15 219 Most of the serious opposition in the West to substantial systems of missile defense for cities..derives from the alleged benefits of a posture of ‘Mutual Assured Destruction’. 1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 17 Mar. 45 The existing strategy of mutual assured destruction (MAD) was suicidal, Schlesinger concluded. 1990 E. Harth Dawn of Millennium (1991) ix. 140-1 No present plans envision a pullback from the position of mutual assured destruction. < as lemmas |
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