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It tended to be used by his critics, with the implication that Dulles was a reckless sabre-rattler, particularly of nuclear sabres. [[Adlai Stevenson]], for example, chided Dulles for "boasting of his brinkmanship—the art of bringing us to the edge of the nuclear abyss."

It tended to be used by his critics, with the implication that Dulles was a reckless sabre-rattler, particularly of nuclear sabres. [[Adlai Stevenson]], for example, chided Dulles for "boasting of his brinkmanship—the art of bringing us to the edge of the nuclear abyss."

The word "brinkmanship" recalls the word "gamesmanship," the light-hearted creation of humorist Stephen Potter, author of the 1947 book "Gamesmanship: The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating," by various psychological attacks on the opponent. The implication was that Dulles was treating foreign diplomacy as if it were a game.  

The word "brinkmanship" recalls the word "gamesmanship." The latter word was the light-hearted creation of humorist Stephen Potter, author of the 1947 book "Gamesmanship: The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating." Potter talks about various unfair psychological ways to win games such as golf or tennis, usually by distracting the opponent. The implication in the word "brinkmanship" was that Dulles was treating foreign diplomacy as if it were a casual game.

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