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What was nuclear deterrence, or mutually assured destruction?

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What was nuclear deterrence, or mutually assured destruction?

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Mutual Assured Destruction is a U.S. doctrine of reciprocal deterrence resting on the U.S. and Soviet Union each being able to inflict unacceptable damage on the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack.