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John Foster Dulles was the Secretary of State under President Dwight Eisenhower. He was instrumental in forming the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). His brother, uncle and grandfather were also secretaries of state. For more information, there is a biography by Leonard Mosley called Dulles, that explores the experiences of the family and the US government.
When the Korean War started, Dean Acheson was Secretary of State. When Dwight Eisenhower was elected in 1952, he appointed John Foster Dulles to the position.
"John Foster Dulles" - believed in massive retaliation against the soviets, also helpedEisenhower win his election as President, which Eisenhower hired Dulles as his secretary of state.
The threat of nuclear war
Brinksmanship
Brinksmanship
Brinksmanship was a term coined by Dulles that referred to the policy of getting to the verge of going to war in order to get what you want from the other party. This was during the Cold War. An example, during J F Kennedy's presidency in 1962 was the Cuban Missile Crisis.
John Foster Dulles
the threat of nuclear war.
The threat that nuclear weapons would be used.
Brinksmanship was John foster dulles's belief that only by going to the edge of war could the United States prevent war.
Brinksmanship was John Foster Dulle's belief that only by going to the edge of war could the united states prevent war. NovaNet
The threat that nuclear weapons would be used.
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