Both the Western Bloc and Eastern Bloc developed nuclear weapons based on the principle of mutually assured destruction to deter the other side from attacking.
Sources
- Outline of the Cold War (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/mutual-assured-destruction (britannica.com)
- https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-fmcc-worldcivilization2-1/chapter/competition-between-east-and-west/ (courses.lumenlearning.com)
- https://www.technology.org/how-and-why/mutual-assured-destruction-nuclear-strategy/ (technology.org)
- https://www.cvce.eu/en/collections/unit-content/-/unit/56d70f17-5054-49fc-bb9b-5d90735167d0/8c0c9b1c-a623-4169-80cc-836d868566e8 (cvce.eu)
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