Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Warfare and British Society in the Modern Era.
The Cold War theory that firing nuclear weapons would guarantee the complete destruction of both sides, acting as a deterrent to war.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Warfare and British Society and London WWII, especially Warfare and British Society in the Modern Era and The Experience of War.
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