Although the practice of brinkmanship has probably existed since the dawn of human history, the origin of the word comes from a 1956 Life magazine interview with former U.S. secretary of state
Why was brinkmanship created?
The term is chiefly associated with US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles from 1953 to 1956, during the Eisenhower administration. Dulles sought to deter aggression by the Soviet Union by warning that the cost might be massive retaliation against Soviet targets.
When did brinkmanship begin?
The beginning of the conflict started in 1960, when in May of 1960, Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier had promised Cuba that they would protect them with Soviet Arms.
