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balance of terror
Noun
historical
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冷戦期における、核兵器の恐ろしい脅威を背景に成立した、アメリカ合衆国とソ連間の不安定な平和状態（恐怖の均衡） / 核抑止力に依存した、アメリカとソ連の間に存在していた微妙な力の均衡状態
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(historical) The tenuous peace that existed during the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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balance of terror
Historians often refer to the Cold War's balance of terror as a fragile détente maintained by mutual nuclear deterrence.
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Historians often refer to the Cold War's balance of terror as a fragile détente maintained by mutual nuclear deterrence.
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