Mutually Assured Destruction Was a Standing Policy During the Cold

question 60

Multiple Choice

Mutually Assured Destruction was a standing policy during the Cold War, in which the United States and the USSR maintained and expanded nuclear arsenals beyond practical levels. What could explain such a phenomenon?

• A)Insane public officials who were bent on world domination.
• B)A prisoner's dilemma.
• C)A leader-follower type game.
• D)Tacit collusion.

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