在当时干地缘政治这行的人口中，这叫“保证互相毁灭 ” （ Mutually Assured Destruction，亦称“共同毁灭原则 ” ） ， “ MAD(癫狂 ) ” 这个缩写堪称神来之笔。
This was called, in the geostrategic jargon of the day, “mutually assured destruction,” or MAD. The acronym was entirely appropriate.