Originally Posted by
pr00ne
Correct right up until Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
After those two events the whole game changed. The cold war concept of MAD was not based on gaining and holding territory in any way shape or form.
If the allies had possessed enough atomic bombs in 1944 or 5 then D-Day would not have been necessary. Germany would have been a ruined and wrecked country after a half dozen 'Hiroshimas' and no land invasion would have been needed.
Japan wasn't invaded and conquered, it was occupied after surrendering.
Quite correct, the allies gained and held Japanese territory following the Japanese surender. Which is what happens when one side loses, they lose control of their territory.
MAD was based around both sides being unable to win (and control territory), there would have been no winners, both sides were guaranteed to lose. The clue is in the name.