When two sides of an international conflict possess such enormous arsenals of nuclear missiles that each has the ability to destroy the other in the event of war,it is called
A)"bilateralism."
B)"détente."
C)"simultaneous guaranteed annihilation."
D)"mutually assured destruction."

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"Mutually assured destruction" (MAD) is the concept that both sides in a nuclear conflict would suffer catastrophic losses, leading to the deterrence of such a conflict. This was the foundation of the Cold War arms race between the United States and Soviet Union.

When Two Sides of an International Conflict Possess Such Enormous