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Callisto32

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Thu Apr-29-10 07:05 AM
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27. MAD seems to be the favorite, and I am not sure why.

MAD implies that one will not aggress because he KNOWS that his own injuries will be just as, if not more, severe than the person he attacked. That's why "assured" is in there.

MAD worked because the Russians KNEW the Americans had nukes and vice versa. In an armed society, at least in the iteration we have today, it is impossible to know, with certainty, who is armed and who is not. It is also possible to attack in such a way as to eliminate any possibility of response on the part of the attacked. Both of these break down the comparison to MAD.

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