The threat of nuclear war is an awesome and frightening thing to contemplate. There are those who argue that nuclear weapons have prevented wars, the price of conflict between major powers being too high. Others have argued that it is only a matter of time before a nuclear war occurs, by design or accident. Explore the following Web sites and offer your analysis of the questions below in the space provided.

1		What is MAD?
2		What is the difference between counterforce and countervalue?
3		What would be a potential argument for adopting a missile defense program?