đảm bảo phá huỷ lẫn nhau
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- (abbreviation) MAD
- đảm bảo phá hủy lẫn nhau
Etymology
editđảm bảo (“to assure”) + phá huỷ (“to destroy”) + lẫn nhau (“mutual”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːm˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˩ faː˧˦ hwi˧˩ lən˦ˀ˥ ɲaw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːm˧˨ ʔɓaːw˧˨ faː˨˩˦ hwɪj˧˨ ləŋ˧˨ ɲaw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːm˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ faː˦˥ wɪj˨˩˦ ləŋ˨˩˦ ɲa(ː)w˧˧]
Noun
edit- mutual assured destruction (mutual deterrence between countries possessing nuclear weapons, based on the capacity of each to inflict major damage on the other in response to a first strike)