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balance of terror
noun
- 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 United States and the Soviet Union.
balance of terror
- The balance of power between nations that are equipped with nuclear weapons , stemming from their fear of mutual annihilation in a nuclear war.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of balance of terror1
First recorded in 1955–60
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