The negotiating style known as nuclear brinksmanship meant
A. refusing to back down in a crisis even if it took the nation to the brink of war.
B. the halting of nuclear testing by one side, in hope that the other side would reciprocate.
C. mutual agreements between nations that resulted in a reduction of nuclear arms stockpiles.
D. the development of agreements between nations that called for a freeze on nuclear arms production.
Answer: A
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