What is the policy in which the united states and the soviet union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another?

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Lea Harrison

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28 October, 03:36

What is the policy in which the united states and the soviet union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another?

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Giovanna Shields · Answer 1

The policy was called M. A. D or mutually assured destruction. It meant that if a nuclear war started both countries would be destroyed and there would be no winner.