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In those reports on N.Korean's nuclear ambition, i often come across the phrase "nuclear brinkmanship". And due to my insufficient grasp of the english language, i need wikipedia to enlighten me on this doubt. Labels: nuclear brinkmanship, wikipedia
Hence, brinkmanship means
"policy or practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. It occurs in international politics, foreign policy and (in contemporary settings) in military strategy involving the threatened use of nuclear weapons.
This maneuver of pushing a situation to the brink succeeds by forcing the opposition 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."
Now i know this word is most apt in describing the n.korean situation at the moment.
Currently into the study of what exactly is conservatism and liberalism in US terms. More on that later...
finished rambling
3:37 AM <3