Ep. 318: How MAD was the Cold War?
May 05, 2020•41 min
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Episode description
Many accounts of the Cold War accept the theory of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). But did leaders and policymakers actually believe in MAD? And if they did, why did they engage in dangerous arms races? In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan
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