mutually assured destruction

1. A position whereby the United States and the USSR - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - would in a nuclear war, be able to destroy each other with their arsenals of nuclear weapons. Each maintaining the possibility to strike the other even if one party fired first. The phrase mutually assured destruction thereby implies that both parties assumed the ability to strike and destroy the other. A catastrophic eventuality if it ever arose. Both parties thus maintained this position, assuring each other than nuclear weapons would not be used, even if a conventional war broke out. The downfall of the Soviet system and emergence of the Russian federation did not make a nuclear war ineffectual, rather it maintains that the two parties still have the capability - and underscores the fact that a nuclear war between these nuclear giants is an inevitability.
2. While this term is specifically used to term the USA and Russia, it may also be applied to China as the latter has built an intercontinental ballistic arsenal that would be deployable if the USA and China ever faced off.

by situationst September 2, 2003

Mutually Excusive

Two statements are mutual excusives (and hence, mutually excusive) if they are each given as excuses as to why one can't take part in the other, whilst hiding one's genuine plans.

Sarah: "Sorry Dave, I can't come to the cinema with you later, because I told Louise that we'd have a girls' night in."

Then later,

Sarah: "Sorry Louise, I can't come to girls' night, I promised Dave that I'd go to the cinema with him."

Thus, "going to the cinema with Dave" and "having a girl's night in with Louise" are mutually excusive.

by JTFYM December 4, 2012

mutually assured

When both parties are simultaneously guaranteed satisfaction.

By engaging in a 69, both me and my girlfriend were mutually assured a wild climax.

by JlO September 5, 2003

Mutually Assured Blumpkin

When two people performing oral sex on each other simulaneously shit their pants.

Jayson and Steve's date was going so well, until it was ruined by Mutually Assured Blumpkin.

by MANvsBlumpkin August 28, 2012

mutually pining

Mutually pining is when two people who like or love each other but think the other one isn't interested, making this trope also a sort of unrequited love.

Nandermo is not mutually pining

by theshadowsfx June 2, 2022

mutually assured destruction

Where two guys face each other, wanking off, and try to have both ejaculates collide in mid-air, thus averting catastrophe.

Shall we save the world again tomorrow, Bill?

...from mutually assured destruction

by Big Pawel April 20, 2008

mutually assured

when ur "mutually assured it means that as of now u and the negro next to u knows that ur both packin heat and that he pulled on u u could pull right back on him

the skinny white man with a shotgun in his trench coat was mutually assured by the large black man next to him that he was not goin down without a fight

by eric fool September 16, 2003