Definitions for mutual assured destruction
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1. mutual assured destructionnoun

   The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.

2. Etymology: (mutual + (assured + destruction))

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1. Mutual assured destruction

   Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy which posits that a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by an attacker on a nuclear-armed defender with second-strike capabilities would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. It is based on the theory of rational deterrence, which holds that the threat of using strong weapons against the enemy prevents the enemy's use of those same weapons. The strategy is a form of Nash equilibrium in which, once armed, neither side has any incentive to initiate a conflict or to disarm. The term "mutual assured destruction", commonly abbreviated "MAD", was coined by Donald Brennan, a strategist working in Herman Kahn's Hudson Institute in 1962. However, Brennan came up with this acronym ironically, spelling out the English word "mad" to argue that holding weapons capable of destroying society was irrational.

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1. Mutual assured destruction

   Mutual assured destruction, or mutually assured destruction, is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of high-yield weapons of mass destruction by two opposing sides would effectively result in the complete, utter and irrevocable annihilation of both the attacker and the defender, becoming thus a war that has no victory nor any armistice but only effective reciprocal destruction. It is based on the theory of deterrence according to which the deployment, and implicit menace of use, of strong weapons is essential to threaten the enemy in order to prevent the use of the same weapons by the enemy against oneself. The strategy is effectively a form of Nash equilibrium in which neither side, once armed, has any rational incentive either to initiate a conflict or to disarm.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mutual assured destruction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mutual assured destruction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Assured_Destruction
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mutual assured destruction