Brinkmanship was a bold, aggressive idea because it required
a. the drastic decrease of defense spending.
b. enemies to engage in lengthy peace talks.
c. bluffing an attack so an enemy would back down.
d. invading a country to force it to surrender.

C is the correct answer.

Brinksmanship requires that you be willing to bluff an attack so that an enemy would back down.

The problem comes when the enemy doesn't back down and you are faced with the prospect of war.

The correct answer is C) bluffing an attack so an enemy would back down.

Brinkmanship was a critical part of the Cold War. This idea was constantly seen between the US and Soviet Union. There were several times where these two countries almost declared war on each other. This includes during the construction of the Berlin Wall as well as the Cuban Missile Crisis. The threat of warfare caused political leaders to carefully consider their options, as a nuclear war would result in the deaths of millions of people around the world.

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