massive retaliation

基本解释

As a consequence, U. S. nuclear doctrine was based on the threat of " massive retaliation" to punish Russian adventurism in areas deemed vital to the West.
因此，如果俄国在西方看作至关紧要的地区进行冒险，美国就要用“ 大规模报复”对它进行惩罚——这就是美国核方针的基石。
Los Angeles - The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza has the dark force of a recurring Middle Eastern nightmare: Scattered guerrilla-like attacks from the weak lead to massive retaliation by the strong.
洛杉矶消息：展现在加沙的灾难蕴含着再现中东恶魔的力量：力量软弱的游击战似的分散袭击导致力量强大一方的大规模报复；
The decline of the massive retaliation strategy is a significant historical phenomenon in the process of cold war.
“大规模报复战略”衰落是冷战过程中一个重要的历史现象。

But I am against focusing entirely on offense and on unrealistic and ineffective threats of massive retaliation, either cyber or kinetic, as the foundation of cyber strategy.
FORBES: DOD Cyber Strategy Remains Ambiguous on Threats and Responses
When Mr Olmert decided to launch a massive retaliation for a cross-border kidnapping by Hizbullah of two Israeli soldiers, he enjoyed wide support in parliament and in the country.
ECONOMIST: Israel
Rather than the deterrent effect expected from IW (much as the Japanese planners of the surprise attack against Pearl Harbor had hoped), a reckless application of information operations could provoke massive retaliation.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy