Mutually
Assured
Destruction
M
A
D
A term used by psychotic governments to describe a fact that they can make sure that everyone will be DESTROYED in a Mutual
Nuclear Exchange, no matter who fires first, IE an Atomic
War.
WAR IS MAD. This made the term First Strike unnecessary.
The USA and China both have
Atomic Bombs so that they can stay MAD.
The Soviet
Union used to be
able to get MAD, but now they just sell the ability for others to get MAD.