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Nov 28, 2009
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bal'ance of ter'ror




the distribution of nuclear arms among nations such that no nation will initiate an attack for fear of retaliation: maintaining the balance of terror between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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