Re:such ignorance... *sigh* (Score 1)

MAD is actually a stalemate position. Possessing nuclear assets does not, in and of itself, make a country viable for a MAD stand-off. The key criteria is that each adversary possesses an arsenal, supporting systems and infrastructure, capable of surviving a first strike by their opponent such that they can subsequently inflict comparable damage on the initiating party. Hence Mutually Assured Destruction.