The Cold War acronyms

MAD

Mutually Assured Destruction - the idea that neither side would start a war because they would destroy each other

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (defensive alliance set up in 1949 between the USA and other countries e.g. France / Britain)

GDR

German Democratic Republic (name for East Germany)

FRG

Federal Republic Germany (name for West Germany)

SALT

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (arms treaty signed in 1972 as part of Defence)

SDI

Strategic Defence Initiative (aka Star Wars - announced in 1983

INF

Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (agreement signed in 1987 which led to the destruction of weapons)

MAD

Mutually Assured Destruction - the idea that neither side would start a war because they would destroy each other

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (defensive alliance set up in 1949 between the USA and other countries e.g. France / Britain)

GDR

German Democratic Republic (name for East Germany)

FRG

Federal Republic Germany (name for West Germany)

SALT

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (arms treaty signed in 1972 as part of Defence)

SDI

Strategic Defence Initiative (aka Star Wars - announced in 1983

START

Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (agreement signed in 1991)

MBFR

Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction Talks (talks which aimed at reducing the number of conventional weapons)

ABM

Anti-ballistic missile (something that will shoot a missile down from space)

INF

Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (agreement signed in 1987 which led to the destruction of weapons)