MUTUAL ASSURED DESTRUCTION


Meaning of MUTUAL ASSURED DESTRUCTION in English

a U.S. doctrine of reciprocal deterrence resting on the U.S. and Soviet Union each being able to inflict unacceptable damage on the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack. Also called MAD .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .