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New page: ''Mutually Assured Destruction'' was one of the primary Cold War strategies of the United States and Soviet Union. The basic premise was: #Both sides had the capacity to destroy t...
''Mutually Assured Destruction'' was one of the primary [[Cold War]] strategies of the United States and [[Soviet Union]]. The basic premise was:
#Both sides had the capacity to destroy the other completely
#Both sides ultimately wished to survive
#Neither side could preemptively strike the other without assured and complete retaliation
#Therefore, neither side would initiate nuclear war
#Both sides had the capacity to destroy the other completely
#Both sides ultimately wished to survive
#Neither side could preemptively strike the other without assured and complete retaliation
#Therefore, neither side would initiate nuclear war