Question

What is brinkmanship?

Answer 1

the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics.

Answer 2

is the practice of pushing dangerous events to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. It occurs in international politics, foreign policy, labor relations, and (in contemporary settings) military strategy involving the threatened use of nuclear weapons, and high stakes litigation.

This maneuver of pushing a situation with the opponent to the brink succeeds by forcing the opponent to back down and make concessions. This might be achieved through diplomatic maneuvers by creating the impression that one is willing to use extreme methods rather than concede. During the Cold War, the threat of nuclear force was often used as such an escalating measure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinkmanship

Answer 3

what does it have to do with the Cold War?