It stands for mutually assured destruction.

As research illustrates, in encompassing these clauses and norms, the effort to ensure space security could complement other arms control and disarmament regimes and move security configurations away from mutually assured destruction' (security by deterrence) to mutually assured security'.

But, unlike Europe s Hundred Years War, this struggle is shadowed by the potential for mutually assured destruction. Given the potent Pakistani and Indian nuclear arsenals, the war could be very short indeed.

America and China now live with a kind of mutually assured economic destruction, and both presidents know it. The US needs China to finance its mounting debt, and China needs Americans to buy its products.

Similarly, if we'd had this talk 30 or 40 years ago, we would have seen how the rise of nuclear weapons, and the threat of mutually assured destruction they imply, prevents a direct fight between the two superpowers.

NEW YORK The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 marked an end and a beginning. The close of the Second World War ushered in a Cold War, with a precarious peace based on the threat of mutually assured destruction.

Because if they toxify themselves, being the lowest cost producer, send it to the lowest cost distribution Wal Mart and then we send them all our money, what we'll discover is that we have what, effectively, when I was a student, was called mutually assured destruction.

The language was disengaged and technical all about throw weights, survivability, counterforce, and countervalue targets. But it was a dazzling account of the logic of nuclear deterrence and the mechanics of mutually assured destruction, which both the US and Soviet Union applied throughout the Cold War.

Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.

Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.

My teachers assured me, they said, Don't worry.

But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.

But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.

Since there is no real retribution possible that would make any difference, since there are people willing to actually give up their lives in order to do a lot of damage to us, it becomes apparent that the whole notion of this mutually assured destruction would not work.

The invention of nuclear weapons which served the goal of deterrence during the Cold War, when the world was divided into two opposing blocs answered the needs and risks of the time. Security rested on a balance of fear, as reflected in the concept of mutually assured destruction.

And verily it is the truth of assured certainty.

And verily it is the truth of assured certainty.

They are also mutually reinforcing.

Those commitments were mutually reinforcing.

On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

Please be assured of my delegation's full support and cooperation.

the options are not mutually exclusive.

First, unlike the structure of Cold War era mutually assured destruction, cyber weapons offer those who use them an opportunity to strike anonymously. Second, constant changes in technology ensure that no government can know how much damage its cyber weapons can do or how well its deterrence will work until they use them.

She assured the Committee that her delegation would implement its proposals.

The two objectives were not mutually exclusive.

Conflict 'a' and 'w' perms are mutually exclusive.

Employees mutually inspire each other towards greater good.

Development, human rights and security are mutually reinforcing.

Trade and aid measures should be mutually supportive.

Another view was that it would be more accurate for the requirement to state that the contract must be mutually agreed, rather than mutually negotiated.

If not, she assured the Committee that she would raise the matter personally.

So, I thought, let's build something that's mutually beneficial.

And some of them inclined towards others, mutually questioning.

And some of them inclined towards others, mutually questioning.

And they will advance toward each other mutually questioning.

Then they will advance Unto each other, mutually questioning.

And they will advance toward each other mutually questioning.

Then they will advance Unto each other, mutually questioning.

Then they will turn to one another, mutually questioning.

Then they will turn to one another, mutually questioning.

But it won't affect the quality and depth of what they experience, he assured.

I'm a psychologist, but rest assured, I will not bring it to the scrotal.

increasing assured warning and decision times for the launch of nuclear armed ballistic missiles

Noting that good management contributes to assured and predictable voluntary funding and vice versa,