HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › mutual assured destruction
← Back to search

Meaning of mutual assured destruction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية دمار متبادل
Deutsch Gleichgewicht des Schreckens
Español destrucción mutua / mutual / recíproca asegurada
Français destruction mutuelle assurée
한국어 상호확증파괴
Nederlands gegarandeerde wederzijdse vernietiging
Русский взаимное гарантированное уничтожение
Tiếng Việt đảm bảo phá huỷ lẫn nhau

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

mutual combat mutual friend mutual friends mutual fund mutual inductance mutual induction

Learn this word in context

See mutual assured destruction used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free