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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.
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DevinOh, dude, MAD stands for Mutually Assured Destruction. It was like this super chill concept during the Cold War where both the US and the Soviet Union were all, "If you nuke us, we'll nuke you back, bro." So basically, it was a way to prevent full-on nuclear war because everyone knew it would end in, like, total annihilation. Pretty intense stuff, man.
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What two countries where mad at each other during the cold war?
The Soviet Union and The United States
Why did the US adopt the MAD policy during the cold war?
M.A.D = M utually A ssured D estruction
What were the major threats to world peace during the cold war?
MAD- Mutually Assured Destruction with the use of nuclear weapons to wipe out two superpower countries, US and the USSR
How was the south pacific in the cold war?
It was involve by contributing to the cold war
How does a cold war differ from a hot war?
The Cold War was not "cold" per say, but was simply the name of a war that took place.
