| Nuclear parity and fear of mutual assured destruction kept the two rivals in check and helped in preventing war. |
| Indeed, the CTBT would have been an impossibility had there not been the final demise of the East-West military confrontation that relied on mutual assured destruction to prevent escalation of conflict. |
| Mr. Reagan had considered but was unimpressed by the theory of mutual assured destruction. |
| The idea that mutual assured destruction is a policy choice shows a complete misunderstanding of the basic facts of existence. |
| It would also offer a more rational framework for international security than the awesome, doom-laden strategy of mutual assured destruction. |
| The SPECTRE spaceship is launched as the clock ticks down to mutual assured destruction. |
