BERKELEY, California/STOCKHOLM – Anyone who does not want war would do well to recall an enduring lesson from the Cold War: Parties will be deterred from fighting if they know in advance that they will lose everything.
With Russian President Vladimir Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons if the West tries to intervene militarily in Ukraine, NATO must revive the doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD).
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