nuclear deterrence
NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N
nuclear deterrence is a valid 18-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does nuclear deterrence mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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”
BROADER