1. (noun) the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence

• armed forces
• armed services
• military
• military machine
• war machine

1. (noun) the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence

• deterrence
• doctrine
• ism
• philosophical system
• philosophy
• school of thought