I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was the goal of MAD?
All the background I'm provided with is that "His goal was to quickly develop ICBMs and the compact hydrogen bombs that they could deliver to the USSR, and he knew the Soviets were doing similar work because the CIA interviewed German rocket scientists who were allowed to return to Germany, and von Neumann had planted a dozen technical people in the CIA.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes