Usually means: Mutual deterrence through nuclear threat.
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  1. balance of terror: Merriam-Webster
  2. balance of terror: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. balance of terror: Collins English Dictionary
  4. balance of terror: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. balance of terror: Dictionary.com
  6. Balance of Terror (TOS episode), Balance of Terror, Balance of terror: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. balance of terror: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. balance of terror: Merriam-Webster
  9. balance of terror: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (balance of terror)

noun:  (historical) The tenuous peace that existed during the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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