balance of terror

balance-of-terror的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Evenly distributed military power between two or more potentially belligerent nations such that the equilibrium constitutes a deterrent to nuclear or limited war:
恐怖平衡：在两个或多个潜在交战国之间的平均分布的军事力量，它使均衡构成了对核战争或有限战争的威吓：

“Will the balance of terror ever end? Will it end in a balance free from terror, or a terror lacking all balance?”(Edward Teller)
“恐怖平衡将会结束吗？它将结束于非恐怖平衡，还是失去平衡的恐怖？”(爱德华·泰勒)