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Mutually Assured Destruction is the concept that if someone attacks another they would respond by totally destroying the aggressor, but in the process of doing the destruction the original aggressor would be forced to totally destroy their original victim. Its acronym of MAD is very appropriate as it is mad to be the first aggressor as it would result in their own destruction.
It is appropriate with respect to nuclear weapons as superpowers have enough of such weapons to totally destroy the others, and so none would start a nuclear war (to destroy someone) because the other side could/would respond in an equally destructive manner (destroying them).
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What does MAD represent in World War 2?
Mutually Assured Destruction
How did the idea of mutually assured destruction affect the Cold War?
Answer this question… It promoted peace by preventing either country from attacking first because of the certainty of an immediate counterattack.
Who is going to drop the nuke first?
The nation with nothing to lose. Where M.A.D. ( mutually assured destruction) dose not apply.
What was MAD in the Cold War?
MAD stood for Mutual (or Mutually) Assured Destruction. It refers to nuclear weapons and the basic principle that if, (for example), the United States were to attack the Soviet Union using nuclear weapons then the Soviet Union would respond in the same way. In other words, in trying to destroy the opponent, the aggressor would have guarenteed their own destruction also.
Why did the two superpowers never fire a shot?
Based on weapons stockpiles, there was mutually assured destruction if the two superpowers went to war
What idea of mutually assured destruction?
If you bomb us we'll bomb you so nobody wins
What did the acronym MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually assured destruction and its policies were developed around what weapon?
Mutually assured destruction and its policies were developed around high yield H-bombs that were usually carried by missiles.
What moral question was the heart of the arms race?
Mutually assured destruction
Why did the west not declare was on the USSR?
Wanted to avoid "mutually assured destruction."
Do you need to be MAD to want Mutually Assured Destruction?
Maybe.... it depends....
What does MAD represent in World War 2?
Mutually Assured Destruction
What are the release dates for Red Scare - 2013 Mutually Assured Destruction 1-8?
Red Scare - 2013 Mutually Assured Destruction 1-8 was released on: USA: 19 November 2013
What does MAD stand for in terms of the nuclear arms race?
Mutually Assured Destruction.
What does the acronym M.A.D. stand for?
1) Make a Difference 2) Mutually Assured Destruction
How did Mutually Assured Destruction help stop a nuclear war?
Mutually Assured Destruction made sure that both the United States and Russia were too scared to launch their nuclear munitions at one another (no matter how much they'd like to).
How did the idea of mutually assured destruction affect the Cold War?
Answer this question… It promoted peace by preventing either country from attacking first because of the certainty of an immediate counterattack.
