During the Cuban missile crisis,the United States put nuclear missile crews on alert and took other advanced steps to prepare for war.This is an example of what?
A)Paying for power.
B)Tying hands.
C)Brinksmanship.
D)Extended deterrence.
E)Avoidance.

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Brinksmanship is the act of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the edge of disaster to get one's way. In this case, the United States used brinksmanship by putting nuclear missile crews on alert and taking other advanced steps to prepare for war to force the Soviet Union to back down and remove their missiles from Cuba.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis,the United States Put Nuclear Missile