nuclear deterrence

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	deterrence,
definition	:	the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety (noun.act)

hypernym	:	doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought,
definition	:	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)