Question

After the U2 incident, Eisenhower believed it was necessary to employ a policy of brinkmanship against

Answer 1

After the U2 incident, Eisenhower believed it was necessary to employ a policy of brinkmanship against, Nikita Khrushchev.

Answer 2

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Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union. In 1960 during the Cold War, a U-2 American spy plane was shot down while flying above Soviet territories by the Soviet Air Force. At first the United States said it was a weather research aircraft, but once the Soviet Union inspected the wreckage of the plane, found out it was taken photos of the Soviet military bases.