Posted on 10/10/2023 8:55:38 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
The Hungarian polymath John von Neumann developed the doctrine, although some attribute it or its acronym to others.
(Excerpt) Read more at heartland.org ...
the results will be the same.......almost everyone dead. But the Elites think they can come out of their bunkers with a reduced topside population of 1/2 billion, so they are now conditioning the Sheeple to believe a nuke war will be limited to military installations.
I thought that MAD was more associated with Herman Kahn, although he worked with von Neuman at RAND.
Of course, only the Deep State's approval folks would be allowed to enter...
Could be, quite a few people are associated with the idea. But, if you think about it, the theory is really just common sense.
“”But, if you think about it, the theory is really just common sense.””
No kidding, MAD is a natural position to take when a major nuke power is facing another major nuke power, your only defense is, since you can destroy us if you launch, then we are going to take you out with us.
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