It had logic to it. The issue is that the same logic that powered MAD led to WW1.
In short, everyone had treaties signed with everyone else which effectively guaranteed a WW if any nation attacked another nation. The thinking being "nobody would ever start a war because of what it'd lead to".
MAD suffers the same problem, one demented leader can end all life by being irrational.
In short, everyone had treaties signed with everyone else which effectively guaranteed a WW if any nation attacked another nation. The thinking being "nobody would ever start a war because of what it'd lead to".
MAD suffers the same problem, one demented leader can end all life by being irrational.