What's Mutual Assured Destruction?

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2008

⏱️ 5 minutes

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During the Cold War, both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. stockpiled weapons, eventually holding enough power to destroy the world several times over. Yet neither side actually used these weapons. Learn more about M.A.D. in our article on HowStuffWorks.

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0:27.7	Head to iHeartRadio.com slash iHeartland today.
0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HowStuffWorks.com.
0:42.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:44.7	I'm editor Candice Gibson joined as always by Josh Curie, like a cat clerk.
0:49.7	Hey Candice.
0:50.7	Hey, how are you?
0:51.7	Hey.
0:52.7	So I've been smoking cigarettes dipped in from Malda Hyde all day,
0:56.7	and it's kind of reminded me of my youth.
0:59.7	Back in the 80s, how old were you?
1:02.7	Were you even sentient in the 80s?
1:04.7	Negative six.
1:05.7	I was running around like a wild march here in the 80s.
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