mutual assured destruction
doctrine of military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender
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mutual assured destruction
Summary
mutual assured destruction is a military doctrine[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of military_doctrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,706 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- mutual assured destruction's instance of is recorded as military doctrine[3].
- mutual assured destruction's Commons category is recorded as Nuclear Deterrence[4].
- mutual assured destruction's said to be the same as is recorded as balance of terror[5].
- mutual assured destruction's short name is recorded as MAD[6].
- mutual assured destruction's short name is recorded as DMA[7].
- mutual assured destruction's different from is recorded as Madrid-Barajas Airport[8].
- mutual assured destruction's different from is recorded as nuclear deterrent[9].
- mutual assured destruction's P14541 is recorded as 2XwD13[10].
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Context
mutual assured destruction's instance of is recorded as military doctrine[3].
Why It Matters
mutual assured destruction ranks in the top 10% of military_doctrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,706 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]