Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Cold War Crises.
The dangerous strategy of pushing a conflict to the absolute edge of nuclear war to force an opponent to back down.
Nuclear brinkmanship appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Superpower Relations and the Cold War, especially Cold War Crises and Reaction to Crisis.
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