mutually assured destruction
Emerging Sub Spotting Technology Threatens Nuclear Deterrence
Technology is poised to upset the balance of mutually assured destruction.
Russia Wants a Doomsday Device — And It's a Sign They're Losing Their Nuclear Marbles
The fact that the Russians are supposedly talking about high-fallout weapons in the tens of megatons tells us that the guys in Moscow may be perilously close to losing their goddamn minds over missile defense.
Cyberwar Is Like War Before 'Mutually Assured Destruction,' Argues Theorist
Which is a bad thing, sort of.
Russia Is Now Vulnerable to Surprise Nuclear Attack
Russia does not currently have warning satellites able to detect an incoming nuclear missile strike — but that doesn't mean the US would come out of a fight without getting its hair mussed.
Berlin's Suicide-Proof Nuclear Fallout Shelters
The first 3,000 people to line up in an orderly fashion would be allowed to file in through a door and enter an air-locked decontamination chamber, under supervision of machine-gun-toting guards. A face behind a glass window would then instruct these...