s so called because it stopped short of a shooting conflict. The superpowers — each with over 20,000 nuclear weapons — were deterred from direct confrontation by the declared doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD). B
Munir Akram, "The sweet and sour war," Dawn. 2012-02-10.Keywords: Political science , Political issues , Political crisis , International relations , International issues , Cold war , Terrorism , Economics , Financial crisis , Economic growth , President Obama , Pakistan , China , United States , Washington , Iran , Libya , Syria , Afghanistan , MAD