Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Origins of the Cold War.
A military doctrine where both sides possess enough nuclear weapons to survive a first strike and guarantee the total annihilation of the other, theoretically preventing direct war.
Mutual Assured Destruction appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Superpower Relations and the Cold War, especially Origins of the Cold War and Intensification.
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