Mutual Assured Destruction

ebook Strategies Tactics and the Balance of Power in Nuclear Warfare · Military Science

By Fouad Sabry

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What is 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 result in 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.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Mutual assured destruction

Chapter 2: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Chapter 3: Strategic Defense Initiative

Chapter 4: First strike (nuclear strategy)

Chapter 5: Minimal deterrence

Chapter 6: Nuclear strategy

Chapter 7: Nuclear utilization target selection

Chapter 8: Fail-deadly

Chapter 9: Nuclear arms race

Chapter 10: Massive retaliation

(II) Answering the public top questions about mutual assured destruction.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Mutual Assured Destruction.

Mutual Assured Destruction