intercontinental ballistic missiles
3 episodes mention this concept
NewEconomicThinkingDec 15, 2020The Unfathomable Willingness to Destroy the World: Nuclear Proliferation, Economic Drivers, and Human Irrationality
GeopoliticsNuclear proliferationMutual Assured Destruction (MAD)Nuclear winterCommand and control structures- NewEconomicThinkingDec 14, 2020
The Engineered Nuclear Danger: A History of Mutual Assured Destruction, Expert Conformity, and the Doomsday Machine
GeopoliticsMilitary-Industrial ComplexMutual Assured Destruction (MAD)Radical UncertaintyGame Theory - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Paul Jay on Capitalism's Systemic Failures: Climate, Nuclear Threats, and Concentrated Financial Power
GeopoliticsConcentration of ownershipFinance capitalShort-term gain imperativeClimate crisis