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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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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.
Why was the cold war so dangerous?
Only if it went hot. If it did...it would've been MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction). MAD=Nukes
How much less battle did the cold war have than world war 2?
ALOT... (No battle during the cold war, just America and Russia being mad at each other)
What two countries where mad at each other during the cold war?
The Soviet Union and The United States
Why didn't the cold war get hot?
It was a standoff called MAD-mutual assured destruction. Who ever attacked first would also be destroyed. MAD is just what it was---insane.
Why did the US adopt the MAD policy during the cold war?
M.A.D = M utually A ssured D estruction
What was the cold war strategy where by the US was prepared to engage in massive nuclear retaliation at anytime?
MAD - Mutual Assured Destruction
Identify the probable affects of President Eisenhower's threat to use atomic weapons during the Cold War?
MAD=Mutually Assured Destruction.
What was the cold war strategy whereby the us was prepared to engage in massive nuclear retaliation at any time?
MAD, which stands for Mutually Assured Destruction
Cold war strategy whereby the us was prepared to engage in massive nuclear retaliation at any time?
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) Brinkmanship
What was the cause of the start of the Cold War?
Lewis Guerrero started all of it in 1948. He got mad at the Soviet Union for bringing in terrisom into the u.s🔫
What are the release dates for McHale's Navy - 1962 It's a Mad Mad Mad War 3-3?
McHale's Navy - 1962 It's a Mad Mad Mad War 3-3 was released on: USA: 25 September 1964
Is the Soviet Union or the ussr more to blame for the outbreak and development of the cold war?
1. Neither of the reasons you state caused the cold war. 2. The cold war was caused by the atomic bomb. 3. The A-bomb resulted in no-one willing to risk fighting total war again. 4. Total war (using the bomb) risked MAD=Mutually Assured Destruction. 5. The Soviet Union is the USSR (same thing).
