Mutually assured destruction

GPTKB entity

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	risk of accidental war ethical concerns arms buildup
gptkbp:dependsOn	nuclear weapons retaliation credible threat
gptkbp:depictedIn	gptkb:WarGames gptkb:Dr._Strangelove gptkb:Fail_Safe gptkb:The_Day_After
gptkbp:goal	prevent nuclear war
gptkbp:hasConcept	deterrence second-strike capability nuclear parity
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mutually assured destruction
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Anti-Ballistic_Missile_Treaty gptkb:Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks gptkb:surface-to-air_missile Strategic Defense Initiative command and control systems early warning systems civil defense nuclear proliferation submarine-launched ballistic missiles intercontinental ballistic missiles strategic bombers nuclear arms treaties
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:John_von_Neumann gptkb:Robert_McNamara gptkb:Thomas_Schelling
gptkbp:relatedTo	game theory brinkmanship arms race balance of power deterrence theory nuclear triad doomsday device pre-emptive strike
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Weapons_of_Mass_Destruction gptkb:Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6