balance of terror

Etymology
Probably coined by Lester Pearson in June 1955 at the 10th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter: “The balance of terror has succeeded the balance of power.”

Noun

 * 1)  The tenuous peace that existed during the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Translations

 * Finnish: kauhun tasapaino
 * French:
 * Polish: równowaga strachu
 * Swedish: