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President Eisenhower's Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, advocated the international policy of "brinksmanship" in our foreign dealings with the Soviet Union during the 1950s. The policy was to threaten the enemy by going to the "brink of war." Your enemy would assume you would go all the way and would "back down" at the last minute, as you approaced the "brink" of war. Not all politicians at that time favored this policy. MrV
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∙ 9y agoBrinkmanship is a negotiation tactic where delays, incremental threats and escalations are used to intimidate your opponent. It's like bringing something to the "brink" of disaster, to save it at the last minute. Brinkmanship became prominent between nations internationally after WW2 when countries possessed nuclear weapons--the idea was to gain an advantage by making it seem like your finger was on the button to launch all nuclear weapons at once unless your opponent made some compromises.
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What term is related to the cold war policy of president Eisenhower and Dulles?
Brinksmanship
What term is related to the cold war policy of President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles?
Brinksmanship
Under eisenhower and dullies America's policy of brinksmanship included?
Brinksmanship was a term coined by Dulles that referred to the policy of getting to the verge of going to war in order to get what you want from the other party. This was during the Cold War. An example, during J F Kennedy's presidency in 1962 was the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Under eisenhower and dulles America policy of brinksmanship included?
The threat of nuclear war
Who was known for his policy of massive retaliation and his approach to war called brinksmanship?
Brinksmanship was John Foster Dulle's belief that only by going to the edge of war could the united states prevent war. NovaNet
What is most closely associated with the 1950s policy known as brinksmanship?
the U.S. threat of "massive retaliation" against any attempt at Soviet expansion
Why did the united state switch from a policy of brinkmanship to detente?
Brinksmanship increased tensions, and eventually caused war. Nixon took office during war, and switched to detente.
Who was invovled in the brinksmanship?
Brinkmanship was a foreign policy practiced in the 1950s by President Eeisenhower's secretary of State John Foster Dulles. The term came from Dulles's policy of pressing Cold War issues with the Soviet Union to the brink of war. Hence "brinkmanship."
What was the approach to war that known as brinksmanship?
Brinksmanship was John foster dulles's belief that only by going to the edge of war could the United States prevent war.
Massive retaliation brinksmanship?
John Foster Dulles
Strategy appearing ready to go to war?
Brinksmanship
What is the policy of demonstrating willingness to engage in a war to protect national interest?
A country that is willing to engage in war to protect their interests is said to be pro-war. They will generally try to be diplomatic first, but war is a viable option for such a country.
