Summary
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This badge was made and used circa1980-1986. Mutually Assured Destruction is a military theory claiming that that full-scale use of nuclear power in an attack would anihilate both sides involved. It it based on the idea that if a country owning nuclear weaponry is attacked, it would retaliate with the same means. The result of such hypothetical hostilities would be total destruction of both parties. The doctrine also holds that neither party would dare to attack first, therefore an equilibrium is suposedly maintained. This doctrine was applied during the Cold War.
Physical Description
Round metal badge with metallic silver back and lockable pin and plastic face. Face contains dark and light red background, red text and white image of skull and two bombs crossed over.
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Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Politics & Society
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Printed, red ink: MAD/ MUTUAL ASSURED DESTRUCTION
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Keywords
Exhibitions, International Year of Peace, Peace Issues, Peace Movement, Nuclear Disarmament, Anti-Nuclear Protests, Activism, Political Protests, Hiroshima Atomic Blast, 6 August 1945