According to this principle, nuclear weapons were too powerful and destructive to be used as instruments of warfare; instead, they were best suited to holding an opponent in check by threatening it with destruction should it engage in an act of nuclear aggression. What is this principle or theory?

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According to this principle, nuclear weapons were too powerful and destructive to be used as instruments of warfare; instead, they were best suited to holding an opponent in check by threatening it with destruction should it engage in an act of nuclear aggression. What is this principle or theory?