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 detente 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 detente policy
Summary
Mutually assured destruction was a big part of Nixon's detente. It was the biggest deterrent in keeping the peace with nuclear weapons, however, people were still scared to death of it actually happening.