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Massive retaliation, also known as a massive response or massive deterrence, is a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack.
Sep 25, 1984 · Massive Retaliation: Directed by Thomas A. Cohen. With Christopher Burton, Molly Cohen, Doug Santana, Alex Drude. Three families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing.
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- Drama, War
- Thomas A. Cohen
- 1984-09-25
New Look (policy) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, right, shown here with President Eisenhower in 1956, became identified with the doctrine of "massive retaliation." The New Look was the name given to the national security policy of the United States during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Massive retaliation was essentially a deterrent strategy based on the threat of a direct, unrestrained nuclear response of massive scale in case of communist aggression, possibly aimed at the very centres of the enemy’s economic life.
His New Look strategy embraced “ massive retaliation ,” a plan for nuclear response to a first Soviet strike so devastating that the attackers would not be able to launch missiles again. Some labeled this approach “ Mutually Assured Destruction ” or MAD. Civil Planning and Preparation.
In nuclear strategy: Massive retaliation. The administration of U.S. Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, which came to power in January 1953, saw things differently. It reflected on the frustrating experience of the inconclusive conventional war fought in Korea and wondered why the West had not made more use of…. Read More.
