3. What was "mutually assured destruction," or MAD,
and how did this idea shape the nuclear arms race?

Mutually Assured Destruction - a military strategy put in place to help prevent nuclear warfare.

Explanation: Mutually Assured Destruction, also known as MAD, is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. It shaped the nuclear arms race in a drastic way, as it helped to remind both parties that neither side could expect to survive a full-scale nuclear exchange as a functioning state.

not really a history or a question at all.

explanation:

maybe this isn't the best place to ask this, maybe a social media platform like twitter or instagram? -austin

interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to washington, d.c. to put pressure on members of congress and other policymakers. they engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. lobbying can take many forms. interest groups can testify in congressional hearings.