Fantasy M.A.D.

[roseembolism]

So it occurred to me the other day that it's been over 20 years since the Cold War ended. An entire generation has grown up not understanding the resonance of the terms we used for what we thought would be impending mutual Armageddon. And so it occurred to me that perhaps fantasy metaphor might help explain things to younger fantasy buffs in shorthand.

For instance, this picture  by Chris Curran could explain to gamers at least, the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction:




Yeah. I think this one has M.A.D. down.