Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972).
A strategy where full-scale use of nuclear weapons would result in the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Wider World Depth Studies, especially The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) and End of the Second World War.
Wider World Depth Studies
The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) • End of the Second World War
Wider World Depth Studies
The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) • Tensions over Cuba
Wider World Depth Studies
The Cold War: East and West (1945–1972) • Military Rivalries
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