mutually destructive

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The disconnect between how the two sides envisioned the platform ended up being mutually destructive.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

No one knows for sure, but a complete shutoff is seen as unlikely, because it would be mutually destructive.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022

The Post’s View: The U.S.-E.U. trade war is mutually destructive.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2020

This latest round of tit-for-tat levies so clearly demonstrates the mutually destructive nature of transatlantic trade conflict that it may finally prompt both sides to negotiate a permanent settlement.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2020

But enmity is mutually destructive, in East Asia and in the Middle East.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond