Trailing events of World War II, uneasy tension grew between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. This tension soon resulted in what became known as the Cold War, in which the two nations quarreled in diplomatic hostility. Both the U.S. and Soviet Union strived at contrasting goals, opposing one another, such as Communism against Democracy. A particular policy established near the outskirts of the war called Brinkmanship took place; and this policy plays the most critical role in the course of the stiff situations of the Cold War.

Brinkmanship, a willingness to go to the brink, or edge of war created a challenge for the two countries. Giving aspirations to acquire a confirmed victory, this policy actually bullied and coaxed the two superpowers to face-off in a worldwide duel. Previously having achieved the atomic bomb...