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title: "What was the reasoning behind \"massive retaliation“ and “brinkmanship” and how did Eisenhower use these concepts to help end the Korean War?"  
description: "What was the reasoning behind \"massive retaliation“ and “brinkmanship” and how did Eisenhower use these concepts to help end the Korean War?"  
author: "Torres mary"  
published: 2018-10-23  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51117/what-was-the-reasoning-behind-massive-retaliation-and-brinkmanship-and-how-did-eisenhower-use-these-concepts-to-help-end-the-korean-war  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What was the reasoning behind "massive retaliation“ and “brinkmanship” and how did Eisenhower use these concepts to help end the Korean War?

What was the [reasoning](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/342078/claude-design-how-modern-ai-assistants-are-built-for-safety-reasoning-and-usability) behind "[massive retaliation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40618/how-do-you-think-a-more-powerful-weapon-such-as-the-hydrogen-bomb-would-fit-within-the-policies-of-brinkmanship-and-massive-retaliation)“ and “brinkmanship” and how did Eisenhower use these [concepts](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13127/macro-and-microeconomics-concepts-in-relation-to-global-organization-management) to help [end](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23238/5-tips-for-reaching-your-business-end-goal) the [Korean](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3506/best-horror-thrillers-korean-series-on-netflix) War?\
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