Concept information
Preferred term
mutually assured destruction
Definition
- Mutually assured destruction refers to the cases when to continue on a course of action would annihilate both parties. The classic example was when Russia and America had enough missiles aimed at each other to destroy one another. [Source: Dictionary of Strategy: Strategic Management A-Z; Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/mutually_assured_destruction
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