The Paradox of Mutually Assured Destruction
Words: 581 1381Mutually Assured Destruction known as MAD is a big deal in global politics ever since the Cold War. It basically says that if two sides with nuclear weapons start a full-on war they’d both get wiped out—no winners just total destruction. The idea is that knowing this would scare everyone enough to keep them from starting a nuclear war in the first place. But MAD isn’t just straightforward; it’s complicated and raises a lot of tough questions. MAD came about […]