"It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union." —U.S. president John Kennedy, Address on The Cuban Crisis—October 22, 1962 What policy is reflected in President Kennedy's phrase "a full retaliatory response"?

A)brinkmanship

B) containment

C) isolationism

D) nonproliferation

Respuesta :

The policy that was reflected in President Kennedy's phrase was A)brinkmanship.

What is brinkmanship?

Brinkmanship refers to a practice where a dangerous policy is pursued up to the point where full conflict could break out before stopping.

Kennedy used this in the phrase, "a full retaliatory response" to warn the Soviets that he was not going to back down from conflict and would pursue his policy till the end.

In conclusion, option A is correct.

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