Mutual Assured Destruction

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mutual_Assured_Destruction
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MAD
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:military
gptkbp:category gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:military
nuclear warfare
gptkbp:criticizedFor moral hazard
civilian vulnerability
escalation risk
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:WarGames
gptkb:Dr._Strangelove
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mutual Assured Destruction
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Herman_Kahn
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Thomas_Schelling
gptkbp:involves nuclear weapons
second-strike capability
total destruction
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFor 1960s
1970s
1980s
gptkbp:opposedBy nuclear disarmament advocates
gptkbp:originatedIn 1960s
gptkbp:purpose deterrence
gptkbp:relatedTo game theory
arms race
balance of power
deterrence theory
nuclear triad
gptkbp:requires credible threat
retaliatory capability
survivable nuclear forces
gptkbp:riskFactor global annihilation
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NATO
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arms_Race
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5