The act of baiting out your political adversaries by stockpiling increasing amounts of nuclear weapons, threatening to use them, but ultimately not doing so
Secretary of Defence: “Sir, we have reports that the Soviets are stockpiling nuclear warheads in Cuba, only 90 miles from the southern tip of Florida”
President Kennedy: “They’re edging us, Rob. They’re nuclear edging us”
President Kennedy: “They’re edging us, Rob. They’re nuclear edging us”
by Mebemax May 9, 2025
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