deterrence of a nuclear war
31nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
32nuclear deterrence — noun the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction • Topics:… …
33Nuclear terrorism — Terrorism Definitions · Counter terrorism International conventions Anti terrorism legislation Terrorism insurance …
34Nuclear aircraft — This article is about Aircraft nuclear propulsion. For the US Air Force program, see Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion. For the crystallographic feature known as an atomic plane, see crystallography. A nuclear aircraft is an aircraft powered by nuclear …
35Nuclear Football — The Nuclear Football (also called the President s Emergency Satchel, The Button, The Black Box or just The Football) is a specially outfitted black briefcase used by the President of the United States of America to authorize the use of nuclear… …
36deterrence — [[t]dɪte̱rəns, AM tɜ͟ːr [/t]] N UNCOUNT Deterrence is the prevention of something, especially war or crime, by having something such as weapons or punishment to use as a threat. ...policies of nuclear deterrence …
37war machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine • Derivationally r …
38Cold War (1953–1962) — 1959 World map of alignments:   NATO member states …
39Minimal deterrence — In nuclear strategy, minimal deterrence (also called minimum deterrence) is an application of deterrence theory in which a state possesses no more nuclear weapons than is necessary to deter an adversary from attacking.[1] Pure minimal deterrence… …
40Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament — CND redirects here. For other uses, see CND (disambiguation). The CND symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958. It later became a universal peace symbol used in many different versions worldwide.[1] …
