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Assured destruction — is a concept sometimes used in game theory and similar discussions to describe a condition where certain behaviors or choices are deterred because they will lead to the imposition by others of overwhelming punitive consequences.The concept of… … Wikipedia
Mutual assured destruction — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage … Wikipedia
National missile defense — This article is about systems to shield an entire country. For the ground based US missile defense system, see Ground Based Midcourse Defense. A Payload Launch Vehicle (PLV) carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is launched from Meck… … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
nuclear strategy — ▪ military Introduction the formation of tenets and strategies for producing and using nuclear weapons. Nuclear strategy is no different from any other form of strategy in that it involves relating military means to political ends. In this … Universalium
Schlesinger Doctrine — The Schlesinger Doctrine is the name, given by the press, to a major re alignment of United States nuclear strike policy that was announced in January 1974 by the US Secretary of Defense, James Schlesinger. It outlined a broad selection of… … Wikipedia
Strategic Defense Initiative — Organization SDIO Agency overview Formed 1984 Dissolved 1993 (renamed) Superseding a … Wikipedia
Military strategy — This article is about real and historical warfare. For the computer game genre, see Real time tactics. Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric … Wikipedia
Deterrence theory — This article is about deterrent theories of punishment. For legal theory of justice, see Deterrence (legal). Deterrence theory gained increased prominence as a military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons, and… … Wikipedia
John von Neumann — Von Neumann redirects here. For other uses, see Von Neumann (disambiguation). The native form of this personal name is Neumann János. This article uses the Western name order. John von Neumann … Wikipedia
World peace — is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations. It is the professed ambition of many past and present world leaders.DefinitionWorld peace is the utopian ideal of planetary non violence by which nations willingly… … Wikipedia
