How did brinkmanship lead to a arms reace between the U.S and the Soviet Union?


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Soviet Union President John F. Kennedy played brinksmanship with Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev over offensive missile installations in Cuba. At the last moment, a compromise, which included the removal of offensive nuclear weapons from both Cuba and U.S. ally Turkey, was reached and nuclear war was averted. ChaCha!

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