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About your first point, MAD was actually developed by John von Neumann and there is nothing accidental about it. 'He also "moved heaven and earth" to bring MAD
by pehtis 4y ago
About your first point, MAD was actually developed by John von Neumann and there is nothing accidental about it.
'He also "moved heaven and earth" to bring MAD about.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Mutual_assured_destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Mutual_assure...
- gridspy 4y agoYes, but in response to the soviet threat. > [The Soviets] believed that whoever had superiority in these weapons would take over the world, without necessarily using them. He was afraid of a "missile gap" and took several more steps to achieve his goal of keeping up with the Soviets (This is an except from the parent's wikipedia link)