Brinkmanship+WN

__﻿**Brinkmanship in the Cold War** __ ====__﻿ __**Brinkmanship in the Cold War refers to the constant competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. The term "brinkmanship" was originally coined by the United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles during the height of the war. This term came from the political strategy of pushing the military to the brink of war in order to convince another nation to follow your demands. Each party pushed dangerous situations to the brink, with the intention of making the other side back down in matters of international policies and foreign policies. Since neither country would budge, the only way to avoid mutually assured destruction (MAD) was compromise. Philosopher Bertrand Russel likened it to the game known as "chicken."** ====