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.