Essentially, the threat of hypersonic weapons may usher in a new era of “mutually assured destruction” (MAD), the Cold War era doctrine that kept either side from firing the first shot knowing ...

The Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarines were pivotal to the U.S. Navy's nuclear deterrent strategy during the Cold ...

They exist as a perfect example of how mutually assured destruction works. Mutually assured destruction (MAD) is what kept the Cold War cool: the understanding that if either the United States or ...

the United States and the Soviet Union established a nuclear relationship commonly called Mutual Assured Destruction, known by the pejorative acronym MAD. The basic notion was that Washington and ...

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During World War II, American leaders proudly proclaimed this country the “arsenal of democracy,” supplying weapons and ...

Israel has form for theatrical murder using unheard of techniques. The Mossad has killed with phone bombs in Gaza, blew up ...

There is no denying the fact that the theory of nuclear deterrence, mutually assured destruction (MAD) if an attack is staged, has delayed progress in international efforts toward the elimination ...

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Reagan emerged on the political scene through his communication gifts, both as an actor and beyond that as a gifted writer ...

He led research into nuclear weapons and foreign policy, arguing that instead of relying on the "safety" of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), the United States should aggressively use nuclear ...

Going back to the early days of nuclear weaponry, we have been watching a doomsday clock and fretting over mutually assured destruction (MAD) as a result of a widespread nuclear-armed battle.