• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    MAD.

    If Russia uses nukes what is stopping other atomic powers from hitting Russia?

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 months ago

      I always loved this acronym, because while it means Mutual Assured Destruction, which is a given in a world with numerous nuclear-weaponry-equiped nations, it’s clear that someone who thought they could just send out nukes and not get any in return is literally madder than a hatter.