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how was the cuban missile crisis an example of brinkmanship
In The Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. This act of brinkmanship nearly brought the Soviet Union and the United States to a nuclear war.
what is the definition of brinkmanship
Brinkmanship is the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome.

Question: what about in relation to the cold war
Self-contained rewrite: what is the definition of brinkmanship in relation to the cold war