Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
•MAD
•The testing of larger and larger weapons made this a major issue in the 1960s
•Partial Test Ban Treaty resulted after Cuban Missile Crisis and fear of MAD
•Became major focus for Richard Nixon as part of his détente policy
•The testing of larger and larger weapons made this a major issue in the 1960s
•Partial Test Ban Treaty resulted after Cuban Missile Crisis and fear of MAD
•Became major focus for Richard Nixon as part of his détente policy
Summary: Mutually Assured Destruction was almost a possibility with the invention of more powerful and dangerous weapons.