Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MAD
gptkbp:appliesTo	strategic deterrence nuclear warfare
gptkbp:basisFor	nuclear non-proliferation strategic stability
gptkbp:category	gptkb:international_relations gptkb:military
gptkbp:coinedBy	1960s
gptkbp:consequence	civilian casualties total destruction environmental devastation
gptkbp:criticizedFor	escalation moral hazard risk of accidental war
gptkbp:dependsOn	nuclear triad second-strike capability
gptkbp:depictedIn	gptkb:WarGames gptkb:Dr._Strangelove
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Albert_Wohlstetter gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:goal	deterrence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Anti-Ballistic_Missile_Treaty gptkb:military gptkb:Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks_(SALT) arms control agreements
gptkbp:involves	nuclear weapons superpowers
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin	English
gptkbp:opposedBy	nuclear disarmament advocates
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo	game theory nuclear deterrence brinkmanship arms race balance of power
gptkbp:requires	credible threat survivable nuclear forces
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cold_War_arms_race
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6