Mutually Assured Destruction
"mutually assured destruction! that's the phrase i was thinking of! thanks, pup." grinning, he turned back to roger. "what we have here is a knife to each other's crotches.
Singularity - Part XII
"For the last time, you're staying at the damn pipe." Johnny forced his way past the other soldiers and defiantly blocked access to the intake pipe with his arms outstretched. "The _hell_ you are. I can override your orders if you're unfit for battle,...
The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds - chapter 4 Temperance- 4.3
“and what about the practical benefits of mutually assured destruction for peace?” “a malicious excuse, or a poorly conceived fantasy that can’t withstand scrutiny,” i replied.
Death's Hand
There was no mutually assured destruction, as all of the weapons in china's arsenal were either gone or decayed so bad that they would do little damage. now, the owo and dwo? i will leave that up to you to decide what happened after.
A Mishap with the App
It was mutually assured destruction. they would ruin each other if it ever came out. but that didn't stop his problems right there, right then.
Recollection
"oh fluff, i only deal in mutually assured destruction." evan said, his smile widening, "anyways, a day off... twice in a row? chief must have lost his rocker." evan said, putting his empty coffee cup down and pouring one for the rabbit.
The Electric Eye
Maybe some militaristic snot decided to say "piss off," while flexing their nuclear arms, shooting off some rockets here and getting some back right in the ass (that's my two-cent definition of mutually assured destruction). i don't know.
Forging Bonds-Chapter 1: The Lesson
I had ammo and was ready for mutually assured destruction in case he found out about my mess. my nose detected a strong odor from his clothes, particularly his underwear, as i buried them and mine in a pile to hide them from our parents.
You can't argue with a storm
He heard a snort from the dragon, "every nation safe is mutually assured destruction. we're all too strong and would destroy each other, so it would be too stupid to attack one another." he shook his head, "well stupidity has never stopped us before.
The Redemption of Ix - Ch.2
It was an uneasy sort of comfort, one derived from mutually assured destruction. but, for the time being, it worked. what would happen when sperlingtwatt moved on from ix was another thing entirely.
Chapter 02 - Aftereffects
It's was a form of mutual assured destruction: crude but effective. i met the girlfriends a few days later for lunch to fill them in on what happened at the bar.
SHIFT TAILS: Faerie Courts
I believe the term we mortals like to use for this kind of scenario is mutually assured destruction. so instead they find other ways to fight. remember what i said about the faeries loving their entertainment and their games?