The purpose of MAD is to never have to launch a nuke.
The entire point of the doctrine is that any sane person in charge of a country('s military) would never risk getting their own country nuked just to attack another country, so having nukes on your side means that no one else will attack you.
This...does somewhat break down when we end up with people in charge of nuclear countries who are not sane.
The entire point of the doctrine is that any sane person in charge of a country('s military) would never risk getting their own country nuked just to attack another country, so having nukes on your side means that no one else will attack you.
This...does somewhat break down when we end up with people in charge of nuclear countries who are not sane.