"MAD" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

  1. Destruction mutuelle assurée.
    Sense id: fr-MAD-en-noun-g6PQPjEz Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la géopolitique Topics: geopolitics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: arms race
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    "(Années 1960) Initiales de mutual[ly] assured destruction, sans doute en rapport avec le mot mad (« fou »)."
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