"It's not mad! Mutual Assured Destruction is the foundation of deterrence."
-Secretary Of Defense Robert S. McNamara
-Secretary Of Defense Robert S. McNamara
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
•MAD
•The testing of larger and larger weapons made this a major issue in the 1960s
•Partial Test Ban Treaty resulted after Cuban Missile Crisis and fear of MAD
•Became major focus for Richard Nixon as part of his détente policy
•The testing of larger and larger weapons made this a major issue in the 1960s
•Partial Test Ban Treaty resulted after Cuban Missile Crisis and fear of MAD
•Became major focus for Richard Nixon as part of his détente policy
Summary
As the testing of nuclear weapons was continually growing, Mutually Assured Destruction became more of an issue. As a result we saw the introduction of the test ban policy and the Dente policy.