mutually assured destruction

Question 1

What is Mutually Assured Destruction?

Answer 1

The idea that if one country used nuclear weapons, the other would fight back and both would be destroyed.

Question 2

What was the main goal of MAD?

Answer 2

To stop nuclear war by making sure both sides knew it would destroy everyone.

Question 3

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 3

A 1962 conflict between the U.S. and the USSR over missiles in Cuba that almost caused nuclear war

Question 4

When did MAD start to end?

Answer 4

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the Cold War was ending.

Question 5

Does MAD still matter today?

Answer 5

Yes, the idea still affects how nuclear powers deal with each other.